What is the Greatest Common Factor of 659 and 678?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 659 and 678 is 1.

GCF(659,678) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 659 and 678, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 659 and 678.

How to find the GCF of 659 and 678?

We will first find the prime factorization of 659 and 678. After we will calculate the factors of 659 and 678 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 678

Prime factors of 678 are 2, 3, 113. Prime factorization of 678 in exponential form is:

678 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 659

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

Step-4: Factors of 678

List of positive integer factors of 678 that divides 659 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 113, 226, 339

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 659 and 678. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 659 and 678 is 1.

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