What is the Greatest Common Factor of 687 and 705?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 687 and 705 is 3.

GCF(687,705) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 687 and 705, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 687 and 705.

How to find the GCF of 687 and 705?

We will first find the prime factorization of 687 and 705. After we will calculate the factors of 687 and 705 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 687

Prime factors of 687 are 3, 229. Prime factorization of 687 in exponential form is:

687 = 3¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 705

Prime factors of 705 are 3, 5, 47. Prime factorization of 705 in exponential form is:

705 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 687

List of positive integer factors of 687 that divides 687 without a remainder.

1, 3, 229

Step-4: Factors of 705

List of positive integer factors of 705 that divides 687 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 47, 141, 235

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 687 and 705. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 687 and 705 is 3.

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