What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6686 and 6706?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6686 and 6706 is 2.

GCF(6686,6706) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6686 and 6706, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6686 and 6706.

How to find the GCF of 6686 and 6706?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6686 and 6706. After we will calculate the factors of 6686 and 6706 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6686

Prime factors of 6686 are 2, 3343. Prime factorization of 6686 in exponential form is:

6686 = 2¹ × 3343¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6706

Prime factors of 6706 are 2, 7, 479. Prime factorization of 6706 in exponential form is:

6706 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 479¹

Step-3: Factors of 6686

List of positive integer factors of 6686 that divides 6686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3343

Step-4: Factors of 6706

List of positive integer factors of 6706 that divides 6686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 479, 958, 3353

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6686 and 6706. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6686 and 6706 is 2.

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