What is the Greatest Common Factor of 661 and 679?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 661 and 679 is 1.

GCF(661,679) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 661 and 679, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 661 and 679.

How to find the GCF of 661 and 679?

We will first find the prime factorization of 661 and 679. After we will calculate the factors of 661 and 679 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 679

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

679 = 7¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 661

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

Step-4: Factors of 679

List of positive integer factors of 679 that divides 661 without a remainder.

1, 7, 97

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 661 and 679. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 661 and 679 is 1.

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