What is the Greatest Common Factor of 665 and 684?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 665 and 684 is 19.

GCF(665,684) = 19

We will now calculate the prime factors of 665 and 684, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 665 and 684.

How to find the GCF of 665 and 684?

We will first find the prime factorization of 665 and 684. After we will calculate the factors of 665 and 684 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 665

Prime factors of 665 are 5, 7, 19. Prime factorization of 665 in exponential form is:

665 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 684

Prime factors of 684 are 2, 3, 19. Prime factorization of 684 in exponential form is:

684 = 2² × 3² × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 665

List of positive integer factors of 665 that divides 665 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 19, 35, 95, 133

Step-4: Factors of 684

List of positive integer factors of 684 that divides 665 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 19, 36, 38, 57, 76, 114, 171, 228, 342

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 665 and 684. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 665 and 684 is 19.

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