What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6892 and 6908?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6892 and 6908 is 4.

GCF(6892,6908) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6892 and 6908, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6892 and 6908.

How to find the GCF of 6892 and 6908?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6892 and 6908. After we will calculate the factors of 6892 and 6908 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6892

Prime factors of 6892 are 2, 1723. Prime factorization of 6892 in exponential form is:

6892 = 2² × 1723¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6908

Prime factors of 6908 are 2, 11, 157. Prime factorization of 6908 in exponential form is:

6908 = 2² × 11¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 6892

List of positive integer factors of 6892 that divides 6892 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1723, 3446

Step-4: Factors of 6908

List of positive integer factors of 6908 that divides 6892 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 157, 314, 628, 1727, 3454

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6892 and 6908. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6892 and 6908 is 4.

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