What is the Greatest Common Factor of 653 and 659?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 653 and 659 is 1.

GCF(653,659) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 653 and 659, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 653 and 659.

How to find the GCF of 653 and 659?

We will first find the prime factorization of 653 and 659. After we will calculate the factors of 653 and 659 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 653

Prime factors of 653 are 653. Prime factorization of 653 in exponential form is:

653 = 653¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 659

Prime factors of 659 are 659. Prime factorization of 659 in exponential form is:

659 = 659¹

Step-3: Factors of 653

List of positive integer factors of 653 that divides 653 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 659

List of positive integer factors of 659 that divides 653 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 653 and 659. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 653 and 659 is 1.

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