What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6873 and 6881?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6873 and 6881 is 1.

GCF(6873,6881) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6873 and 6881, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6873 and 6881.

How to find the GCF of 6873 and 6881?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6873 and 6881. After we will calculate the factors of 6873 and 6881 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6873

Prime factors of 6873 are 3, 29, 79. Prime factorization of 6873 in exponential form is:

6873 = 3¹ × 29¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6881

Prime factors of 6881 are 7, 983. Prime factorization of 6881 in exponential form is:

6881 = 7¹ × 983¹

Step-3: Factors of 6873

List of positive integer factors of 6873 that divides 6873 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29, 79, 87, 237, 2291

Step-4: Factors of 6881

List of positive integer factors of 6881 that divides 6873 without a remainder.

1, 7, 983

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6873 and 6881. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6873 and 6881 is 1.

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