What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1679 and 1689?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1679 and 1689 is 1.

GCF(1679,1689) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1679 and 1689, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1679 and 1689.

How to find the GCF of 1679 and 1689?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1679 and 1689. After we will calculate the factors of 1679 and 1689 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1679

Prime factors of 1679 are 23, 73. Prime factorization of 1679 in exponential form is:

1679 = 23¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1689

Prime factors of 1689 are 3, 563. Prime factorization of 1689 in exponential form is:

1689 = 3¹ × 563¹

Step-3: Factors of 1679

List of positive integer factors of 1679 that divides 1679 without a remainder.

1, 23, 73

Step-4: Factors of 1689

List of positive integer factors of 1689 that divides 1679 without a remainder.

1, 3, 563

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1679 and 1689. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1679 and 1689 is 1.

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