What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1696 and 1703?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1696 and 1703 is 1.

GCF(1696,1703) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1696 and 1703, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1696 and 1703.

How to find the GCF of 1696 and 1703?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1696 and 1703. After we will calculate the factors of 1696 and 1703 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1696

Prime factors of 1696 are 2, 53. Prime factorization of 1696 in exponential form is:

1696 = 2⁵ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1703

Prime factors of 1703 are 13, 131. Prime factorization of 1703 in exponential form is:

1703 = 13¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 1696

List of positive integer factors of 1696 that divides 1696 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 53, 106, 212, 424, 848

Step-4: Factors of 1703

List of positive integer factors of 1703 that divides 1696 without a remainder.

1, 13, 131

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1696 and 1703. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1696 and 1703 is 1.

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