What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6794 and 6802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6794 and 6802 is 2.

GCF(6794,6802) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6794 and 6802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6794 and 6802.

How to find the GCF of 6794 and 6802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6794 and 6802. After we will calculate the factors of 6794 and 6802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 6802

Prime factors of 6802 are 2, 19, 179. Prime factorization of 6802 in exponential form is:

6802 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 6794

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 6802

List of positive integer factors of 6802 that divides 6794 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 179, 358, 3401

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6794 and 6802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6794 and 6802 is 2.

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