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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 724 and 731?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 724 and 731 is 1.

GCF(724,731) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 724 and 731, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 724 and 731.

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How to find the GCF of 724 and 731?

We will first find the prime factorization of 724 and 731. After we will calculate the factors of 724 and 731 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 724

Prime factors of 724 are 2, 181. Prime factorization of 724 in exponential form is:

724 = 22 × 1811

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 731

Prime factors of 731 are 17, 43. Prime factorization of 731 in exponential form is:

731 = 171 × 431

Step-3: Factors of 724

List of positive integer factors of 724 that divides 724 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 181, 362

Step-4: Factors of 731

List of positive integer factors of 731 that divides 724 without a remainder.

1, 17, 43

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 724 and 731. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 724 and 731 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 724 and 731