What is the Greatest Common Factor of 708 and 712?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 708 and 712 is 4.

GCF(708,712) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 708 and 712, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 708 and 712.

How to find the GCF of 708 and 712?

We will first find the prime factorization of 708 and 712. After we will calculate the factors of 708 and 712 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 708

Prime factors of 708 are 2, 3, 59. Prime factorization of 708 in exponential form is:

708 = 2² × 3¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 712

Prime factors of 712 are 2, 89. Prime factorization of 712 in exponential form is:

712 = 2³ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 708

List of positive integer factors of 708 that divides 708 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 59, 118, 177, 236, 354

Step-4: Factors of 712

List of positive integer factors of 712 that divides 708 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 89, 178, 356

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 708 and 712. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 708 and 712 is 4.

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