What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6786 and 6794?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6786 and 6794 is 2.

GCF(6786,6794) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6786 and 6794, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6786 and 6794.

How to find the GCF of 6786 and 6794?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6786 and 6794. After we will calculate the factors of 6786 and 6794 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6786

Prime factors of 6786 are 2, 3, 13, 29. Prime factorization of 6786 in exponential form is:

6786 = 2¹ × 3² × 13¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6794

Prime factors of 6794 are 2, 43, 79. Prime factorization of 6794 in exponential form is:

6794 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 6786

List of positive integer factors of 6786 that divides 6786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 13, 18, 26, 29, 39, 58, 78, 87, 117, 174, 234, 261, 377, 522, 754, 1131, 2262, 3393

Step-4: Factors of 6794

List of positive integer factors of 6794 that divides 6786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 79, 86, 158, 3397

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6786 and 6794. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6786 and 6794 is 2.

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