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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 706 and 726?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 706 and 726 is 2.

GCF(706,726) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 706 and 726, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 706 and 726.

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How to find the GCF of 706 and 726?

We will first find the prime factorization of 706 and 726. After we will calculate the factors of 706 and 726 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 706

Prime factors of 706 are 2, 353. Prime factorization of 706 in exponential form is:

706 = 21 × 3531

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 726

Prime factors of 726 are 2, 3, 11. Prime factorization of 726 in exponential form is:

726 = 21 × 31 × 112

Step-3: Factors of 706

List of positive integer factors of 706 that divides 706 without a remainder.

1, 2, 353

Step-4: Factors of 726

List of positive integer factors of 726 that divides 706 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 121, 242, 363

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 706 and 726. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 706 and 726 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 706 and 726