What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6886 and 6891?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6886 and 6891 is 1.

GCF(6886,6891) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6886 and 6891, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6886 and 6891.

How to find the GCF of 6886 and 6891?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6886 and 6891. After we will calculate the factors of 6886 and 6891 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 6891

Prime factors of 6891 are 3, 2297. Prime factorization of 6891 in exponential form is:

6891 = 3¹ × 2297¹

Step-3: Factors of 6886

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 6891

List of positive integer factors of 6891 that divides 6886 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2297

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6886 and 6891. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6886 and 6891 is 1.

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