What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1685 and 1701?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1685 and 1701 is 1.

GCF(1685,1701) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1685 and 1701, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1685 and 1701.

How to find the GCF of 1685 and 1701?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1685 and 1701. After we will calculate the factors of 1685 and 1701 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1685

Prime factors of 1685 are 5, 337. Prime factorization of 1685 in exponential form is:

1685 = 5¹ × 337¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1701

Prime factors of 1701 are 3, 7. Prime factorization of 1701 in exponential form is:

1701 = 3⁵ × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 1685

List of positive integer factors of 1685 that divides 1685 without a remainder.

1, 5, 337

Step-4: Factors of 1701

List of positive integer factors of 1701 that divides 1685 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 27, 63, 81, 189, 243, 567

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1685 and 1701. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1685 and 1701 is 1.

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