What is the Greatest Common Factor of 716 and 723?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 716 and 723 is 1.

GCF(716,723) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 716 and 723, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 716 and 723.

How to find the GCF of 716 and 723?

We will first find the prime factorization of 716 and 723. After we will calculate the factors of 716 and 723 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 716

Prime factors of 716 are 2, 179. Prime factorization of 716 in exponential form is:

716 = 2² × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 723

Prime factors of 723 are 3, 241. Prime factorization of 723 in exponential form is:

723 = 3¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 716

List of positive integer factors of 716 that divides 716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 179, 358

Step-4: Factors of 723

List of positive integer factors of 723 that divides 716 without a remainder.

1, 3, 241

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 716 and 723. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 716 and 723 is 1.

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