What is the Greatest Common Factor of 684 and 693?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 684 and 693 is 9.

GCF(684,693) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 684 and 693, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 684 and 693.

How to find the GCF of 684 and 693?

We will first find the prime factorization of 684 and 693. After we will calculate the factors of 684 and 693 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 684

Prime factors of 684 are 2, 3, 19. Prime factorization of 684 in exponential form is:

684 = 2² × 3² × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 693

Prime factors of 693 are 3, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 693 in exponential form is:

693 = 3² × 7¹ × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 684

List of positive integer factors of 684 that divides 684 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 19, 36, 38, 57, 76, 114, 171, 228, 342

Step-4: Factors of 693

List of positive integer factors of 693 that divides 684 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 21, 33, 63, 77, 99, 231

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 684 and 693. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 684 and 693 is 9.

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