What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6700 and 6708?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6700 and 6708 is 4.

GCF(6700,6708) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6700 and 6708, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6700 and 6708.

How to find the GCF of 6700 and 6708?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6700 and 6708. After we will calculate the factors of 6700 and 6708 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6700

Prime factors of 6700 are 2, 5, 67. Prime factorization of 6700 in exponential form is:

6700 = 2² × 5² × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6708

Prime factors of 6708 are 2, 3, 13, 43. Prime factorization of 6708 in exponential form is:

6708 = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 6700

List of positive integer factors of 6700 that divides 6700 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 67, 100, 134, 268, 335, 670, 1340, 1675, 3350

Step-4: Factors of 6708

List of positive integer factors of 6708 that divides 6700 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 13, 26, 39, 43, 52, 78, 86, 129, 156, 172, 258, 516, 559, 1118, 1677, 2236, 3354

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6700 and 6708. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6700 and 6708 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6700 and 6708