What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6692 and 6698?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6692 and 6698 is 2.

GCF(6692,6698) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6692 and 6698, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6692 and 6698.

How to find the GCF of 6692 and 6698?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6692 and 6698. After we will calculate the factors of 6692 and 6698 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6692

Prime factors of 6692 are 2, 7, 239. Prime factorization of 6692 in exponential form is:

6692 = 2² × 7¹ × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6698

Prime factors of 6698 are 2, 17, 197. Prime factorization of 6698 in exponential form is:

6698 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 197¹

Step-3: Factors of 6692

List of positive integer factors of 6692 that divides 6692 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 239, 478, 956, 1673, 3346

Step-4: Factors of 6698

List of positive integer factors of 6698 that divides 6692 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 197, 394, 3349

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6692 and 6698. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6692 and 6698 is 2.

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