What is the Greatest Common Factor of 672 and 681?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 672 and 681 is 3.

GCF(672,681) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 672 and 681, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 672 and 681.

How to find the GCF of 672 and 681?

We will first find the prime factorization of 672 and 681. After we will calculate the factors of 672 and 681 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 672

Prime factors of 672 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 672 in exponential form is:

672 = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 681

Prime factors of 681 are 3, 227. Prime factorization of 681 in exponential form is:

681 = 3¹ × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 672

List of positive integer factors of 672 that divides 672 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16, 21, 24, 28, 32, 42, 48, 56, 84, 96, 112, 168, 224, 336

Step-4: Factors of 681

List of positive integer factors of 681 that divides 672 without a remainder.

1, 3, 227

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 672 and 681. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 672 and 681 is 3.

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