What is the Greatest Common Factor of 57 and 65?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 57 and 65 is 1.
GCF(57,65) = 1
We will now calculate the prime factors of 57 and 65, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 57 and 65.
How to find the GCF of 57 and 65?
We will first find the prime factorization of 57 and 65. After we will calculate the factors of 57 and 65 and find the biggest common factor number .
Step-1: Prime Factorization of 57
Prime factors of 57 are 3, 19. Prime factorization of 57 in exponential form is:
57 = 31 × 191
Step-2: Prime Factorization of 65
Prime factors of 65 are 5, 13. Prime factorization of 65 in exponential form is:
65 = 51 × 131
Step-3: Factors of 57
List of positive integer factors of 57 that divides 57 without a remainder.
1, 3, 19
Step-4: Factors of 65
List of positive integer factors of 65 that divides 57 without a remainder.
1, 5, 13
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 57 and 65. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 57 and 65 is 1.
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