What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6796 and 6808?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6796 and 6808 is 4.

GCF(6796,6808) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6796 and 6808, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6796 and 6808.

How to find the GCF of 6796 and 6808?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6796 and 6808. After we will calculate the factors of 6796 and 6808 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6796

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

6796 = 2² × 1699¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6808

Prime factors of 6808 are 2, 23, 37. Prime factorization of 6808 in exponential form is:

6808 = 2³ × 23¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 6796

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

1, 2, 4, 1699, 3398

Step-4: Factors of 6808

List of positive integer factors of 6808 that divides 6796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 23, 37, 46, 74, 92, 148, 184, 296, 851, 1702, 3404

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6796 and 6808. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6796 and 6808 is 4.

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