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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 708 and 716?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 708 and 716 is 4.

GCF(708,716) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 708 and 716, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 708 and 716.

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How to find the GCF of 708 and 716?

We will first find the prime factorization of 708 and 716. After we will calculate the factors of 708 and 716 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 716

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

716 = 22 × 1791

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 716

List of positive integer factors of 716 that divides 708 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 179, 358

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 708 and 716. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 708 and 716 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 708 and 716