What is the Greatest Common Factor of 61 and 79?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 61 and 79 is 1.
GCF(61,79) = 1
We will now calculate the prime factors of 61 and 79, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 61 and 79.
How to find the GCF of 61 and 79?
We will first find the prime factorization of 61 and 79. After we will calculate the factors of 61 and 79 and find the biggest common factor number .
Step-1: Prime Factorization of 61
Prime factors of 61 are 61. Prime factorization of 61 in exponential form is:
61 = 611
Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79
Prime factors of 79 are 79. Prime factorization of 79 in exponential form is:
79 = 791
Step-3: Factors of 61
List of positive integer factors of 61 that divides 61 without a remainder.
1
Step-4: Factors of 79
List of positive integer factors of 79 that divides 61 without a remainder.
1
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 61 and 79. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 61 and 79 is 1.
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