What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1701 and 1705?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1701 and 1705 is 1.

GCF(1701,1705) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1701 and 1705, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1701 and 1705.

How to find the GCF of 1701 and 1705?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1701 and 1705. After we will calculate the factors of 1701 and 1705 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1701

Prime factors of 1701 are 3, 7. Prime factorization of 1701 in exponential form is:

1701 = 3⁵ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1705

Prime factors of 1705 are 5, 11, 31. Prime factorization of 1705 in exponential form is:

1705 = 5¹ × 11¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 1701

List of positive integer factors of 1701 that divides 1701 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 27, 63, 81, 189, 243, 567

Step-4: Factors of 1705

List of positive integer factors of 1705 that divides 1701 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 31, 55, 155, 341

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1701 and 1705. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1701 and 1705 is 1.

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