What is the Greatest Common Factor of 677 and 685?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 677 and 685 is 1.

GCF(677,685) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 677 and 685, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 677 and 685.

How to find the GCF of 677 and 685?

We will first find the prime factorization of 677 and 685. After we will calculate the factors of 677 and 685 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 677

Prime factors of 677 are 677. Prime factorization of 677 in exponential form is:

677 = 677¹

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 677

List of positive integer factors of 677 that divides 677 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 685

List of positive integer factors of 685 that divides 677 without a remainder.

1, 5, 137

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 677 and 685. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 677 and 685 is 1.

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