What is the Greatest Common Factor of 676 and 690?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 676 and 690 is 2.

GCF(676,690) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 676 and 690, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 676 and 690.

How to find the GCF of 676 and 690?

We will first find the prime factorization of 676 and 690. After we will calculate the factors of 676 and 690 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 676

Prime factors of 676 are 2, 13. Prime factorization of 676 in exponential form is:

676 = 2² × 13²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 690

Prime factors of 690 are 2, 3, 5, 23. Prime factorization of 690 in exponential form is:

690 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 676

List of positive integer factors of 676 that divides 676 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 169, 338

Step-4: Factors of 690

List of positive integer factors of 690 that divides 676 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 23, 30, 46, 69, 115, 138, 230, 345

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 676 and 690. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 676 and 690 is 2.

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