What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6896 and 6902?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6896 and 6902 is 2.

GCF(6896,6902) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6896 and 6902, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6896 and 6902.

How to find the GCF of 6896 and 6902?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6896 and 6902. After we will calculate the factors of 6896 and 6902 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6896

Prime factors of 6896 are 2, 431. Prime factorization of 6896 in exponential form is:

6896 = 2⁴ × 431¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6902

Prime factors of 6902 are 2, 7, 17, 29. Prime factorization of 6902 in exponential form is:

6902 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 6896

List of positive integer factors of 6896 that divides 6896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 431, 862, 1724, 3448

Step-4: Factors of 6902

List of positive integer factors of 6902 that divides 6896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 17, 29, 34, 58, 119, 203, 238, 406, 493, 986, 3451

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6896 and 6902. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6896 and 6902 is 2.

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