What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6659 and 6671?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6659 and 6671 is 1.

GCF(6659,6671) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6659 and 6671, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6659 and 6671.

How to find the GCF of 6659 and 6671?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6659 and 6671. After we will calculate the factors of 6659 and 6671 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6659

Prime factors of 6659 are 6659. Prime factorization of 6659 in exponential form is:

6659 = 6659¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6671

Prime factors of 6671 are 7, 953. Prime factorization of 6671 in exponential form is:

6671 = 7¹ × 953¹

Step-3: Factors of 6659

List of positive integer factors of 6659 that divides 6659 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 6671

List of positive integer factors of 6671 that divides 6659 without a remainder.

1, 7, 953

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6659 and 6671. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6659 and 6671 is 1.

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