What is the Greatest Common Factor of 696 and 711?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 696 and 711 is 3.

GCF(696,711) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 696 and 711, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 696 and 711.

How to find the GCF of 696 and 711?

We will first find the prime factorization of 696 and 711. After we will calculate the factors of 696 and 711 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 696

Prime factors of 696 are 2, 3, 29. Prime factorization of 696 in exponential form is:

696 = 2³ × 3¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 711

Prime factors of 711 are 3, 79. Prime factorization of 711 in exponential form is:

711 = 3² × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 696

List of positive integer factors of 696 that divides 696 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174, 232, 348

Step-4: Factors of 711

List of positive integer factors of 711 that divides 696 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 79, 237

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 696 and 711. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 696 and 711 is 3.

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