What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6791 and 6796?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6791 and 6796 is 1.

GCF(6791,6796) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6791 and 6796, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6791 and 6796.

How to find the GCF of 6791 and 6796?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6791 and 6796. After we will calculate the factors of 6791 and 6796 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6791

Prime factors of 6791 are 6791. Prime factorization of 6791 in exponential form is:

6791 = 6791¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6796

Prime factors of 6796 are 2, 1699. Prime factorization of 6796 in exponential form is:

6796 = 2² × 1699¹

Step-3: Factors of 6791

List of positive integer factors of 6791 that divides 6791 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 6796

List of positive integer factors of 6796 that divides 6791 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1699, 3398

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6791 and 6796. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6791 and 6796 is 1.

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