What is the Greatest Common Factor of 685 and 701?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 685 and 701 is 1.

GCF(685,701) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 685 and 701, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 685 and 701.

How to find the GCF of 685 and 701?

We will first find the prime factorization of 685 and 701. After we will calculate the factors of 685 and 701 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 685

Prime factors of 685 are 5, 137. Prime factorization of 685 in exponential form is:

685 = 5¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 701

Prime factors of 701 are 701. Prime factorization of 701 in exponential form is:

701 = 701¹

Step-3: Factors of 685

List of positive integer factors of 685 that divides 685 without a remainder.

1, 5, 137

Step-4: Factors of 701

List of positive integer factors of 701 that divides 685 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 685 and 701. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 685 and 701 is 1.

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