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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6842 and 6854?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6842 and 6854 is 2.

GCF(6842,6854) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6842 and 6854, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6842 and 6854.

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How to find the GCF of 6842 and 6854?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6842 and 6854. After we will calculate the factors of 6842 and 6854 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 6854

Prime factors of 6854 are 2, 23, 149. Prime factorization of 6854 in exponential form is:

6854 = 21 × 231 × 1491

Step-3: Factors of 6842

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 6854

List of positive integer factors of 6854 that divides 6842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 149, 298, 3427

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6842 and 6854. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6842 and 6854 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6842 and 6854