What is the Greatest Common Factor of 714 and 721?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 714 and 721 is 7.

GCF(714,721) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 714 and 721, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 714 and 721.

How to find the GCF of 714 and 721?

We will first find the prime factorization of 714 and 721. After we will calculate the factors of 714 and 721 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 714

Prime factors of 714 are 2, 3, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 714 in exponential form is:

714 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 721

Prime factors of 721 are 7, 103. Prime factorization of 721 in exponential form is:

721 = 7¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 714

List of positive integer factors of 714 that divides 714 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 17, 21, 34, 42, 51, 102, 119, 238, 357

Step-4: Factors of 721

List of positive integer factors of 721 that divides 714 without a remainder.

1, 7, 103

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 714 and 721. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 714 and 721 is 7.

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