What is the Greatest Common Factor of 686 and 704?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 686 and 704 is 2.

GCF(686,704) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 686 and 704, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 686 and 704.

How to find the GCF of 686 and 704?

We will first find the prime factorization of 686 and 704. After we will calculate the factors of 686 and 704 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 686

Prime factors of 686 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 686 in exponential form is:

686 = 2¹ × 7³

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 704

Prime factors of 704 are 2, 11. Prime factorization of 704 in exponential form is:

704 = 2⁶ × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 686

List of positive integer factors of 686 that divides 686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 343

Step-4: Factors of 704

List of positive integer factors of 704 that divides 686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32, 44, 64, 88, 176, 352

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 686 and 704. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 686 and 704 is 2.

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