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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6852 and 6868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6852 and 6868 is 4.

GCF(6852,6868) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6852 and 6868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6852 and 6868.

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How to find the GCF of 6852 and 6868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6852 and 6868. After we will calculate the factors of 6852 and 6868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6852

Prime factors of 6852 are 2, 3, 571. Prime factorization of 6852 in exponential form is:

6852 = 22 × 31 × 5711

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6868

Prime factors of 6868 are 2, 17, 101. Prime factorization of 6868 in exponential form is:

6868 = 22 × 171 × 1011

Step-3: Factors of 6852

List of positive integer factors of 6852 that divides 6852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 571, 1142, 1713, 2284, 3426

Step-4: Factors of 6868

List of positive integer factors of 6868 that divides 6852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 101, 202, 404, 1717, 3434

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6852 and 6868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6852 and 6868 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6852 and 6868