What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59 and 67?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59 and 67 is 1.
GCF(59,67) = 1
We will now calculate the prime factors of 59 and 67, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59 and 67.
How to find the GCF of 59 and 67?
We will first find the prime factorization of 59 and 67. After we will calculate the factors of 59 and 67 and find the biggest common factor number .
Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59
Prime factors of 59 are 59. Prime factorization of 59 in exponential form is:
59 = 591
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 59
List of positive integer factors of 59 that divides 59 without a remainder.
1
Step-4: Factors of 67
List of positive integer factors of 67 that divides 59 without a remainder.
1
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 59 and 67. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59 and 67 is 1.
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