What is the Greatest Common Factor of 659 and 679?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 659 and 679 is 1.

GCF(659,679) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 659 and 679, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 659 and 679.

How to find the GCF of 659 and 679?

We will first find the prime factorization of 659 and 679. After we will calculate the factors of 659 and 679 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 679

Prime factors of 679 are 7, 97. Prime factorization of 679 in exponential form is:

679 = 7¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 659

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

Step-4: Factors of 679

List of positive integer factors of 679 that divides 659 without a remainder.

1, 7, 97

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 659 and 679. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 659 and 679 is 1.

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