What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6772 and 6788?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6772 and 6788 is 4.

GCF(6772,6788) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6772 and 6788, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6772 and 6788.

How to find the GCF of 6772 and 6788?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6772 and 6788. After we will calculate the factors of 6772 and 6788 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6772

Prime factors of 6772 are 2, 1693. Prime factorization of 6772 in exponential form is:

6772 = 2² × 1693¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6788

Prime factors of 6788 are 2, 1697. Prime factorization of 6788 in exponential form is:

6788 = 2² × 1697¹

Step-3: Factors of 6772

List of positive integer factors of 6772 that divides 6772 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1693, 3386

Step-4: Factors of 6788

List of positive integer factors of 6788 that divides 6772 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1697, 3394

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6772 and 6788. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6772 and 6788 is 4.

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