What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6672 and 6689?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6672 and 6689 is 1.

GCF(6672,6689) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6672 and 6689, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6672 and 6689.

How to find the GCF of 6672 and 6689?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6672 and 6689. After we will calculate the factors of 6672 and 6689 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6672

Prime factors of 6672 are 2, 3, 139. Prime factorization of 6672 in exponential form is:

6672 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6689

Prime factors of 6689 are 6689. Prime factorization of 6689 in exponential form is:

6689 = 6689¹

Step-3: Factors of 6672

List of positive integer factors of 6672 that divides 6672 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 139, 278, 417, 556, 834, 1112, 1668, 2224, 3336

Step-4: Factors of 6689

List of positive integer factors of 6689 that divides 6672 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6672 and 6689. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6672 and 6689 is 1.

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