What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2709 and 2716?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2709 and 2716 is 7.

GCF(2709,2716) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2709 and 2716, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2709 and 2716.

How to find the GCF of 2709 and 2716?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2709 and 2716. After we will calculate the factors of 2709 and 2716 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2709

Prime factors of 2709 are 3, 7, 43. Prime factorization of 2709 in exponential form is:

2709 = 3² × 7¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2716

Prime factors of 2716 are 2, 7, 97. Prime factorization of 2716 in exponential form is:

2716 = 2² × 7¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 2709

List of positive integer factors of 2709 that divides 2709 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 43, 63, 129, 301, 387, 903

Step-4: Factors of 2716

List of positive integer factors of 2716 that divides 2709 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 97, 194, 388, 679, 1358

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2709 and 2716. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2709 and 2716 is 7.

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