What is the Greatest Common Factor of 70 and 83?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 70 and 83 is 1.

GCF(70,83) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 70 and 83, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 70 and 83.

How to find the GCF of 70 and 83?

We will first find the prime factorization of 70 and 83. After we will calculate the factors of 70 and 83 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 70

Prime factors of 70 are 2, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 70 in exponential form is:

70 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 83

Prime factors of 83 are 83. Prime factorization of 83 in exponential form is:

83 = 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 70

List of positive integer factors of 70 that divides 70 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35

Step-4: Factors of 83

List of positive integer factors of 83 that divides 70 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 70 and 83. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 70 and 83 is 1.

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