What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6888 and 6904?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6888 and 6904 is 8.

GCF(6888,6904) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6888 and 6904, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6888 and 6904.

How to find the GCF of 6888 and 6904?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6888 and 6904. After we will calculate the factors of 6888 and 6904 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6888

Prime factors of 6888 are 2, 3, 7, 41. Prime factorization of 6888 in exponential form is:

6888 = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6904

Prime factors of 6904 are 2, 863. Prime factorization of 6904 in exponential form is:

6904 = 2³ × 863¹

Step-3: Factors of 6888

List of positive integer factors of 6888 that divides 6888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 21, 24, 28, 41, 42, 56, 82, 84, 123, 164, 168, 246, 287, 328, 492, 574, 861, 984, 1148, 1722, 2296, 3444

Step-4: Factors of 6904

List of positive integer factors of 6904 that divides 6888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 863, 1726, 3452

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6888 and 6904. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6888 and 6904 is 8.

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