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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6822 and 6842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6822 and 6842 is 2.

GCF(6822,6842) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6822 and 6842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6822 and 6842.

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How to find the GCF of 6822 and 6842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6822 and 6842. After we will calculate the factors of 6822 and 6842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6822

Prime factors of 6822 are 2, 3, 379. Prime factorization of 6822 in exponential form is:

6822 = 21 × 32 × 3791

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6842

Prime factors of 6842 are 2, 11, 311. Prime factorization of 6842 in exponential form is:

6842 = 21 × 111 × 3111

Step-3: Factors of 6822

List of positive integer factors of 6822 that divides 6822 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 379, 758, 1137, 2274, 3411

Step-4: Factors of 6842

List of positive integer factors of 6842 that divides 6822 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 311, 622, 3421

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6822 and 6842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6822 and 6842 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6822 and 6842