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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71 and 89?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71 and 89 is 1.

GCF(71,89) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71 and 89, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71 and 89.

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How to find the GCF of 71 and 89?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71 and 89. After we will calculate the factors of 71 and 89 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 71

Prime factors of 71 are 71. Prime factorization of 71 in exponential form is:

71 = 711

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 89

Prime factors of 89 are 89. Prime factorization of 89 in exponential form is:

89 = 891

Step-3: Factors of 71

List of positive integer factors of 71 that divides 71 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 89

List of positive integer factors of 89 that divides 71 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71 and 89. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71 and 89 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 71 and 89