What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1709 and 1718?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1709 and 1718 is 1.

GCF(1709,1718) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1709 and 1718, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1709 and 1718.

How to find the GCF of 1709 and 1718?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1709 and 1718. After we will calculate the factors of 1709 and 1718 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1709

Prime factors of 1709 are 1709. Prime factorization of 1709 in exponential form is:

1709 = 1709¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1718

Prime factors of 1718 are 2, 859. Prime factorization of 1718 in exponential form is:

1718 = 2¹ × 859¹

Step-3: Factors of 1709

List of positive integer factors of 1709 that divides 1709 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 1718

List of positive integer factors of 1718 that divides 1709 without a remainder.

1, 2, 859

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1709 and 1718. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1709 and 1718 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1709 and 1718