What is the Greatest Common Factor of 680 and 700?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 680 and 700 is 20.

GCF(680,700) = 20

We will now calculate the prime factors of 680 and 700, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 680 and 700.

How to find the GCF of 680 and 700?

We will first find the prime factorization of 680 and 700. After we will calculate the factors of 680 and 700 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 680

Prime factors of 680 are 2, 5, 17. Prime factorization of 680 in exponential form is:

680 = 2³ × 5¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 700

Prime factors of 700 are 2, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 700 in exponential form is:

700 = 2² × 5² × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 680

List of positive integer factors of 680 that divides 680 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 17, 20, 34, 40, 68, 85, 136, 170, 340

Step-4: Factors of 700

List of positive integer factors of 700 that divides 680 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 25, 28, 35, 50, 70, 100, 140, 175, 350

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 680 and 700. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 680 and 700 is 20.

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