What is the Greatest Common Factor of 689 and 697?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 689 and 697 is 1.

GCF(689,697) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 689 and 697, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 689 and 697.

How to find the GCF of 689 and 697?

We will first find the prime factorization of 689 and 697. After we will calculate the factors of 689 and 697 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 689

Prime factors of 689 are 13, 53. Prime factorization of 689 in exponential form is:

689 = 13¹ × 53¹

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 689

List of positive integer factors of 689 that divides 689 without a remainder.

1, 13, 53

Step-4: Factors of 697

List of positive integer factors of 697 that divides 689 without a remainder.

1, 17, 41

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 689 and 697. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 689 and 697 is 1.

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