What is the Greatest Common Factor of 693 and 704?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 693 and 704 is 11.

GCF(693,704) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 693 and 704, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 693 and 704.

How to find the GCF of 693 and 704?

We will first find the prime factorization of 693 and 704. After we will calculate the factors of 693 and 704 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 704

Prime factors of 704 are 2, 11. Prime factorization of 704 in exponential form is:

704 = 2⁶ × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 693

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 704

List of positive integer factors of 704 that divides 693 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32, 44, 64, 88, 176, 352

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 693 and 704. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 693 and 704 is 11.

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