What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6844 and 6859?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6844 and 6859 is 1.

GCF(6844,6859) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6844 and 6859, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6844 and 6859.

How to find the GCF of 6844 and 6859?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6844 and 6859. After we will calculate the factors of 6844 and 6859 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6844

Prime factors of 6844 are 2, 29, 59. Prime factorization of 6844 in exponential form is:

6844 = 2² × 29¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6859

Prime factors of 6859 are 19. Prime factorization of 6859 in exponential form is:

6859 = 19³

Step-3: Factors of 6844

List of positive integer factors of 6844 that divides 6844 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 59, 116, 118, 236, 1711, 3422

Step-4: Factors of 6859

List of positive integer factors of 6859 that divides 6844 without a remainder.

1, 19, 361

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6844 and 6859. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6844 and 6859 is 1.

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