What is the Greatest Common Factor of 701 and 716?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 701 and 716 is 1.

GCF(701,716) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 701 and 716, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 701 and 716.

How to find the GCF of 701 and 716?

We will first find the prime factorization of 701 and 716. After we will calculate the factors of 701 and 716 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 701

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

701 = 701¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 716

Prime factors of 716 are 2, 179. Prime factorization of 716 in exponential form is:

716 = 2² × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 701

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

Step-4: Factors of 716

List of positive integer factors of 716 that divides 701 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 179, 358

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 701 and 716. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 701 and 716 is 1.

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