What is the Greatest Common Factor of 672 and 679?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 672 and 679 is 7.

GCF(672,679) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 672 and 679, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 672 and 679.

How to find the GCF of 672 and 679?

We will first find the prime factorization of 672 and 679. After we will calculate the factors of 672 and 679 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 672

Prime factors of 672 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 672 in exponential form is:

672 = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 7¹

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 672

List of positive integer factors of 672 that divides 672 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16, 21, 24, 28, 32, 42, 48, 56, 84, 96, 112, 168, 224, 336

Step-4: Factors of 679

List of positive integer factors of 679 that divides 672 without a remainder.

1, 7, 97

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 672 and 679. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 672 and 679 is 7.

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