What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6904 and 6908?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6904 and 6908 is 4.

GCF(6904,6908) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6904 and 6908, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6904 and 6908.

How to find the GCF of 6904 and 6908?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6904 and 6908. After we will calculate the factors of 6904 and 6908 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6904

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

6904 = 2³ × 863¹

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 6904

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 6908

List of positive integer factors of 6908 that divides 6904 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 6904 and 6908. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6904 and 6908 is 4.

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