What is the Greatest Common Factor of 661 and 669?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 661 and 669 is 1.

GCF(661,669) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 661 and 669, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 661 and 669.

How to find the GCF of 661 and 669?

We will first find the prime factorization of 661 and 669. After we will calculate the factors of 661 and 669 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 661

Prime factors of 661 are 661. Prime factorization of 661 in exponential form is:

661 = 661¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 669

Prime factors of 669 are 3, 223. Prime factorization of 669 in exponential form is:

669 = 3¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 661

List of positive integer factors of 661 that divides 661 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 669

List of positive integer factors of 669 that divides 661 without a remainder.

1, 3, 223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 661 and 669. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 661 and 669 is 1.

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