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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 659 and 668?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 659 and 668 is 1.

GCF(659,668) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 659 and 668, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 659 and 668.

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How to find the GCF of 659 and 668?

We will first find the prime factorization of 659 and 668. After we will calculate the factors of 659 and 668 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 659

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

659 = 6591

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 668

Prime factors of 668 are 2, 167. Prime factorization of 668 in exponential form is:

668 = 22 × 1671

Step-3: Factors of 659

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

1

Step-4: Factors of 668

List of positive integer factors of 668 that divides 659 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 167, 334

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 659 and 668. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 659 and 668 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 659 and 668