What is the Greatest Common Factor of 666 and 685?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 666 and 685 is 1.

GCF(666,685) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 666 and 685, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 666 and 685.

How to find the GCF of 666 and 685?

We will first find the prime factorization of 666 and 685. After we will calculate the factors of 666 and 685 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 685

Prime factors of 685 are 5, 137. Prime factorization of 685 in exponential form is:

685 = 5¹ × 137¹

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 685

List of positive integer factors of 685 that divides 666 without a remainder.

1, 5, 137

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 666 and 685. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 666 and 685 is 1.

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