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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6870 and 6882?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6870 and 6882 is 6.

GCF(6870,6882) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6870 and 6882, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6870 and 6882.

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How to find the GCF of 6870 and 6882?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6870 and 6882. After we will calculate the factors of 6870 and 6882 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 6882

Prime factors of 6882 are 2, 3, 31, 37. Prime factorization of 6882 in exponential form is:

6882 = 21 × 31 × 311 × 371

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 6882

List of positive integer factors of 6882 that divides 6870 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 31, 37, 62, 74, 93, 111, 186, 222, 1147, 2294, 3441

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6870 and 6882. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6870 and 6882 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6870 and 6882