What is the Greatest Common Factor of 666 and 682?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 666 and 682 is 2.

GCF(666,682) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 666 and 682, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 666 and 682.

How to find the GCF of 666 and 682?

We will first find the prime factorization of 666 and 682. After we will calculate the factors of 666 and 682 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 666

Prime factors of 666 are 2, 3, 37. Prime factorization of 666 in exponential form is:

666 = 2¹ × 3² × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 682

Prime factors of 682 are 2, 11, 31. Prime factorization of 682 in exponential form is:

682 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 666

List of positive integer factors of 666 that divides 666 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 37, 74, 111, 222, 333

Step-4: Factors of 682

List of positive integer factors of 682 that divides 666 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 31, 62, 341

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 666 and 682. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 666 and 682 is 2.

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