What is the Greatest Common Factor of 617 and 635?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 617 and 635 is 1.

GCF(617,635) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 617 and 635, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 617 and 635.

How to find the GCF of 617 and 635?

We will first find the prime factorization of 617 and 635. After we will calculate the factors of 617 and 635 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 617

Prime factors of 617 are 617. Prime factorization of 617 in exponential form is:

617 = 617¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 635

Prime factors of 635 are 5, 127. Prime factorization of 635 in exponential form is:

635 = 5¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 617

List of positive integer factors of 617 that divides 617 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 635

List of positive integer factors of 635 that divides 617 without a remainder.

1, 5, 127

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 617 and 635. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 617 and 635 is 1.

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