What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6706 and 6720?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6706 and 6720 is 14.

GCF(6706,6720) = 14

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6706 and 6720, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6706 and 6720.

How to find the GCF of 6706 and 6720?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6706 and 6720. After we will calculate the factors of 6706 and 6720 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 6720

Prime factors of 6720 are 2, 3, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 6720 in exponential form is:

6720 = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 6706

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 6720

List of positive integer factors of 6720 that divides 6706 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 24, 28, 30, 32, 35, 40, 42, 48, 56, 60, 64, 70, 80, 84, 96, 105, 112, 120, 140, 160, 168, 192, 210, 224, 240, 280, 320, 336, 420, 448, 480, 560, 672, 840, 960, 1120, 1344, 1680, 2240, 3360

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6706 and 6720. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6706 and 6720 is 14.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6706 and 6720