The product of two consecutive natural numbers is 702. The greater of the two numbers is:

Solution:

Let the two consecutive natural numbers be:
$ x $ and $ x + 1 $

Given:
$ x(x + 1) = 702 $

Solve:
$ x^2 + x - 702 = 0 $

Factorizing:
$ (x - 26)(x + 27) = 0 $

So,
$ x = 26 $ (natural number)

Greater number = $ x + 1 = 27 $

Final Answer: 27