What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6871 and 6886?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6871 and 6886 is 1.

GCF(6871,6886) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6871 and 6886, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6871 and 6886.

How to find the GCF of 6871 and 6886?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6871 and 6886. After we will calculate the factors of 6871 and 6886 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6871

Prime factors of 6871 are 6871. Prime factorization of 6871 in exponential form is:

6871 = 6871¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6886

Prime factors of 6886 are 2, 11, 313. Prime factorization of 6886 in exponential form is:

6886 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 313¹

Step-3: Factors of 6871

List of positive integer factors of 6871 that divides 6871 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 6886

List of positive integer factors of 6886 that divides 6871 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 313, 626, 3443

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6871 and 6886. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6871 and 6886 is 1.

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