What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6862 and 6877?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6862 and 6877 is 1.

GCF(6862,6877) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6862 and 6877, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6862 and 6877.

How to find the GCF of 6862 and 6877?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6862 and 6877. After we will calculate the factors of 6862 and 6877 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 6877

Prime factors of 6877 are 13, 23. Prime factorization of 6877 in exponential form is:

6877 = 13¹ × 23²

Step-3: Factors of 6862

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 6877

List of positive integer factors of 6877 that divides 6862 without a remainder.

1, 13, 23, 299, 529

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6862 and 6877. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6862 and 6877 is 1.

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