What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6742 and 6747?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6742 and 6747 is 1.

GCF(6742,6747) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6742 and 6747, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6742 and 6747.

How to find the GCF of 6742 and 6747?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6742 and 6747. After we will calculate the factors of 6742 and 6747 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6742

Prime factors of 6742 are 2, 3371. Prime factorization of 6742 in exponential form is:

6742 = 2¹ × 3371¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6747

Prime factors of 6747 are 3, 13, 173. Prime factorization of 6747 in exponential form is:

6747 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 6742

List of positive integer factors of 6742 that divides 6742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3371

Step-4: Factors of 6747

List of positive integer factors of 6747 that divides 6742 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 173, 519, 2249

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6742 and 6747. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6742 and 6747 is 1.

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