What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6806 and 6826?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6806 and 6826 is 2.

GCF(6806,6826) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6806 and 6826, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6806 and 6826.

How to find the GCF of 6806 and 6826?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6806 and 6826. After we will calculate the factors of 6806 and 6826 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6806

Prime factors of 6806 are 2, 41, 83. Prime factorization of 6806 in exponential form is:

6806 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6826

Prime factors of 6826 are 2, 3413. Prime factorization of 6826 in exponential form is:

6826 = 2¹ × 3413¹

Step-3: Factors of 6806

List of positive integer factors of 6806 that divides 6806 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 83, 166, 3403

Step-4: Factors of 6826

List of positive integer factors of 6826 that divides 6806 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3413

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6806 and 6826. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6806 and 6826 is 2.

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