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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 685 and 697?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 685 and 697 is 1.

GCF(685,697) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 685 and 697, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 685 and 697.

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How to find the GCF of 685 and 697?

We will first find the prime factorization of 685 and 697. After we will calculate the factors of 685 and 697 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 685

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

685 = 51 × 1371

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 697

Prime factors of 697 are 17, 41. Prime factorization of 697 in exponential form is:

697 = 171 × 411

Step-3: Factors of 685

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

1, 5, 137

Step-4: Factors of 697

List of positive integer factors of 697 that divides 685 without a remainder.

1, 17, 41

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 685 and 697. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 685 and 697 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 685 and 697