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623 is the hypotenuse of Pythagorean triple 273-560-623. What is the greatest common factor of those three numbers?

623 is not divisible by 2, 3, or 5. Is 623 divisible by 7? You can apply either of the following divisibility rules after you separate 623’s digits into 62 and 3:

1st rule: 62 – 2(3) = 62 – 6 = 56. Since 56 is divisible by 7, 623 is divisible by 7.

2nd rule: 62 + 5(3) = 62 + 15 = 77. Since 77 is divisible by 7, 623 is divisible by 7.

86 + 87 + 88 + 89 + 90 + 91 + 92 = 623  (7 consecutive numbers because 623 is divisible by 7)

Print the puzzles or type the solution on this excel file: 12 Factors 2015-09-21

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