What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66 and 71?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66 and 71 is 1.
GCF(66,71) = 1
We will now calculate the prime factors of 66 and 71, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66 and 71.
How to find the GCF of 66 and 71?
We will first find the prime factorization of 66 and 71. After we will calculate the factors of 66 and 71 and find the biggest common factor number .
Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66
Prime factors of 66 are 2, 3, 11. Prime factorization of 66 in exponential form is:
66 = 21 × 31 × 111
Step-2: Prime Factorization of 71
Prime factors of 71 are 71. Prime factorization of 71 in exponential form is:
71 = 711
Step-3: Factors of 66
List of positive integer factors of 66 that divides 66 without a remainder.
1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33
Step-4: Factors of 71
List of positive integer factors of 71 that divides 66 without a remainder.
1
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 66 and 71. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66 and 71 is 1.
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