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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6870 and 6874?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6870 and 6874 is 2.

GCF(6870,6874) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6870 and 6874, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6870 and 6874.

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How to find the GCF of 6870 and 6874?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6870 and 6874. After we will calculate the factors of 6870 and 6874 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6870

Prime factors of 6870 are 2, 3, 5, 229. Prime factorization of 6870 in exponential form is:

6870 = 21 × 31 × 51 × 2291

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6874

Prime factors of 6874 are 2, 7, 491. Prime factorization of 6874 in exponential form is:

6874 = 21 × 71 × 4911

Step-3: Factors of 6870

List of positive integer factors of 6870 that divides 6870 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 229, 458, 687, 1145, 1374, 2290, 3435

Step-4: Factors of 6874

List of positive integer factors of 6874 that divides 6870 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 491, 982, 3437

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6870 and 6874. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6870 and 6874 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6870 and 6874