What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1657 and 1670?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1657 and 1670 is 1.

GCF(1657,1670) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1657 and 1670, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1657 and 1670.

How to find the GCF of 1657 and 1670?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1657 and 1670. After we will calculate the factors of 1657 and 1670 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1657

Prime factors of 1657 are 1657. Prime factorization of 1657 in exponential form is:

1657 = 1657¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1670

Prime factors of 1670 are 2, 5, 167. Prime factorization of 1670 in exponential form is:

1670 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 1657

List of positive integer factors of 1657 that divides 1657 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 1670

List of positive integer factors of 1670 that divides 1657 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 167, 334, 835

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1657 and 1670. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1657 and 1670 is 1.

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