What is the Greatest Common Factor of 691 and 697?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 691 and 697 is 1.

GCF(691,697) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 691 and 697, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 691 and 697.

How to find the GCF of 691 and 697?

We will first find the prime factorization of 691 and 697. After we will calculate the factors of 691 and 697 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 691

Prime factors of 691 are 691. Prime factorization of 691 in exponential form is:

691 = 691¹

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 691

List of positive integer factors of 691 that divides 691 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 697

List of positive integer factors of 697 that divides 691 without a remainder.

1, 17, 41

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 691 and 697. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 691 and 697 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 691 and 697