What is the Greatest Common Factor of 657 and 669?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 657 and 669 is 3.

GCF(657,669) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 657 and 669, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 657 and 669.

How to find the GCF of 657 and 669?

We will first find the prime factorization of 657 and 669. After we will calculate the factors of 657 and 669 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 657

Prime factors of 657 are 3, 73. Prime factorization of 657 in exponential form is:

657 = 3² × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 669

Prime factors of 669 are 3, 223. Prime factorization of 669 in exponential form is:

669 = 3¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 657

List of positive integer factors of 657 that divides 657 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 73, 219

Step-4: Factors of 669

List of positive integer factors of 669 that divides 657 without a remainder.

1, 3, 223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 657 and 669. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 657 and 669 is 3.

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