What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10968 and 10986?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10968 and 10986 is 6.

GCF(10968,10986) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10968 and 10986, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10968 and 10986.

How to find the GCF of 10968 and 10986?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10968 and 10986. After we will calculate the factors of 10968 and 10986 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10968

Prime factors of 10968 are 2, 3, 457. Prime factorization of 10968 in exponential form is:

10968 = 2³ × 3¹ × 457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10986

Prime factors of 10986 are 2, 3, 1831. Prime factorization of 10986 in exponential form is:

10986 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1831¹

Step-3: Factors of 10968

List of positive integer factors of 10968 that divides 10968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 457, 914, 1371, 1828, 2742, 3656, 5484

Step-4: Factors of 10986

List of positive integer factors of 10986 that divides 10968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1831, 3662, 5493

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10968 and 10986. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10968 and 10986 is 6.

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