What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6864 and 6877?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6864 and 6877 is 13.

GCF(6864,6877) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6864 and 6877, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6864 and 6877.

How to find the GCF of 6864 and 6877?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6864 and 6877. After we will calculate the factors of 6864 and 6877 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6864

Prime factors of 6864 are 2, 3, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 6864 in exponential form is:

6864 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 13¹

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 6864

List of positive integer factors of 6864 that divides 6864 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, 24, 26, 33, 39, 44, 48, 52, 66, 78, 88, 104, 132, 143, 156, 176, 208, 264, 286, 312, 429, 528, 572, 624, 858, 1144, 1716, 2288, 3432

Step-4: Factors of 6877

List of positive integer factors of 6877 that divides 6864 without a remainder.

1, 13, 23, 299, 529

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6864 and 6877. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6864 and 6877 is 13.

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