What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6856 and 6872?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6856 and 6872 is 8.

GCF(6856,6872) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6856 and 6872, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6856 and 6872.

How to find the GCF of 6856 and 6872?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6856 and 6872. After we will calculate the factors of 6856 and 6872 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 6872

Prime factors of 6872 are 2, 859. Prime factorization of 6872 in exponential form is:

6872 = 2³ × 859¹

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 6872

List of positive integer factors of 6872 that divides 6856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 859, 1718, 3436

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6856 and 6872. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6856 and 6872 is 8.

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