What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6856 and 6862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6856 and 6862 is 2.

GCF(6856,6862) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6856 and 6862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6856 and 6862.

How to find the GCF of 6856 and 6862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6856 and 6862. After we will calculate the factors of 6856 and 6862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6856

Prime factors of 6856 are 2, 857. Prime factorization of 6856 in exponential form is:

6856 = 2³ × 857¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6862

Prime factors of 6862 are 2, 47, 73. Prime factorization of 6862 in exponential form is:

6862 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 6856

List of positive integer factors of 6856 that divides 6856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 857, 1714, 3428

Step-4: Factors of 6862

List of positive integer factors of 6862 that divides 6856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 73, 94, 146, 3431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6856 and 6862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6856 and 6862 is 2.

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