What is the Greatest Common Factor of 659 and 677?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 659 and 677 is 1.

GCF(659,677) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 659 and 677, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 659 and 677.

How to find the GCF of 659 and 677?

We will first find the prime factorization of 659 and 677. After we will calculate the factors of 659 and 677 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 677

Prime factors of 677 are 677. Prime factorization of 677 in exponential form is:

677 = 677¹

Step-3: Factors of 659

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

Step-4: Factors of 677

List of positive integer factors of 677 that divides 659 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 659 and 677. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 659 and 677 is 1.

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