What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6679 and 6687?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6679 and 6687 is 1.

GCF(6679,6687) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6679 and 6687, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6679 and 6687.

How to find the GCF of 6679 and 6687?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6679 and 6687. After we will calculate the factors of 6679 and 6687 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6679

Prime factors of 6679 are 6679. Prime factorization of 6679 in exponential form is:

6679 = 6679¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6687

Prime factors of 6687 are 3, 743. Prime factorization of 6687 in exponential form is:

6687 = 3² × 743¹

Step-3: Factors of 6679

List of positive integer factors of 6679 that divides 6679 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 6687

List of positive integer factors of 6687 that divides 6679 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 743, 2229

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6679 and 6687. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6679 and 6687 is 1.

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