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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6846 and 6857?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6846 and 6857 is 1.

GCF(6846,6857) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6846 and 6857, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6846 and 6857.

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How to find the GCF of 6846 and 6857?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6846 and 6857. After we will calculate the factors of 6846 and 6857 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6846

Prime factors of 6846 are 2, 3, 7, 163. Prime factorization of 6846 in exponential form is:

6846 = 21 × 31 × 71 × 1631

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6857

Prime factors of 6857 are 6857. Prime factorization of 6857 in exponential form is:

6857 = 68571

Step-3: Factors of 6846

List of positive integer factors of 6846 that divides 6846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 163, 326, 489, 978, 1141, 2282, 3423

Step-4: Factors of 6857

List of positive integer factors of 6857 that divides 6846 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6846 and 6857. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6846 and 6857 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6846 and 6857