What is the Greatest Common Factor of 717 and 730?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 717 and 730 is 1.

GCF(717,730) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 717 and 730, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 717 and 730.

How to find the GCF of 717 and 730?

We will first find the prime factorization of 717 and 730. After we will calculate the factors of 717 and 730 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 717

Prime factors of 717 are 3, 239. Prime factorization of 717 in exponential form is:

717 = 3¹ × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 730

Prime factors of 730 are 2, 5, 73. Prime factorization of 730 in exponential form is:

730 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 717

List of positive integer factors of 717 that divides 717 without a remainder.

1, 3, 239

Step-4: Factors of 730

List of positive integer factors of 730 that divides 717 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 73, 146, 365

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 717 and 730. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 717 and 730 is 1.

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