What is the Greatest Common Factor of 702 and 717?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 702 and 717 is 3.

GCF(702,717) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 702 and 717, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 702 and 717.

How to find the GCF of 702 and 717?

We will first find the prime factorization of 702 and 717. After we will calculate the factors of 702 and 717 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 702

Prime factors of 702 are 2, 3, 13. Prime factorization of 702 in exponential form is:

702 = 2¹ × 3³ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 717

Prime factors of 717 are 3, 239. Prime factorization of 717 in exponential form is:

717 = 3¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 702

List of positive integer factors of 702 that divides 702 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 13, 18, 26, 27, 39, 54, 78, 117, 234, 351

Step-4: Factors of 717

List of positive integer factors of 717 that divides 702 without a remainder.

1, 3, 239

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 702 and 717. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 702 and 717 is 3.

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