What is the Greatest Common Factor of 686 and 703?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 686 and 703 is 1.

GCF(686,703) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 686 and 703, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 686 and 703.

How to find the GCF of 686 and 703?

We will first find the prime factorization of 686 and 703. After we will calculate the factors of 686 and 703 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 686

Prime factors of 686 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 686 in exponential form is:

686 = 2¹ × 7³

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 703

Prime factors of 703 are 19, 37. Prime factorization of 703 in exponential form is:

703 = 19¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 686

List of positive integer factors of 686 that divides 686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 343

Step-4: Factors of 703

List of positive integer factors of 703 that divides 686 without a remainder.

1, 19, 37

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 686 and 703. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 686 and 703 is 1.

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