What is the Greatest Common Factor of 65 and 69?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 65 and 69 is 1.

GCF(65,69) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 65 and 69, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 65 and 69.

How to find the GCF of 65 and 69?

We will first find the prime factorization of 65 and 69. After we will calculate the factors of 65 and 69 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 65

Prime factors of 65 are 5, 13. Prime factorization of 65 in exponential form is:

65 = 5¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 69

Prime factors of 69 are 3, 23. Prime factorization of 69 in exponential form is:

69 = 3¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 65

List of positive integer factors of 65 that divides 65 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13

Step-4: Factors of 69

List of positive integer factors of 69 that divides 65 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 65 and 69. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 65 and 69 is 1.

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