What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1687 and 1707?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1687 and 1707 is 1.

GCF(1687,1707) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1687 and 1707, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1687 and 1707.

How to find the GCF of 1687 and 1707?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1687 and 1707. After we will calculate the factors of 1687 and 1707 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1687

Prime factors of 1687 are 7, 241. Prime factorization of 1687 in exponential form is:

1687 = 7¹ × 241¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1707

Prime factors of 1707 are 3, 569. Prime factorization of 1707 in exponential form is:

1707 = 3¹ × 569¹

Step-3: Factors of 1687

List of positive integer factors of 1687 that divides 1687 without a remainder.

1, 7, 241

Step-4: Factors of 1707

List of positive integer factors of 1707 that divides 1687 without a remainder.

1, 3, 569

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1687 and 1707. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1687 and 1707 is 1.

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