What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53 and 67?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53 and 67 is 1.
GCF(53,67) = 1
We will now calculate the prime factors of 53 and 67, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53 and 67.
How to find the GCF of 53 and 67?
We will first find the prime factorization of 53 and 67. After we will calculate the factors of 53 and 67 and find the biggest common factor number .
Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53
Prime factors of 53 are 53. Prime factorization of 53 in exponential form is:
53 = 531
Step-2: Prime Factorization of 67
Prime factors of 67 are 67. Prime factorization of 67 in exponential form is:
67 = 671
Step-3: Factors of 53
List of positive integer factors of 53 that divides 53 without a remainder.
1
Step-4: Factors of 67
List of positive integer factors of 67 that divides 53 without a remainder.
1
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 53 and 67. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53 and 67 is 1.
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