What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6918 and 6931?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6918 and 6931 is 1.

GCF(6918,6931) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6918 and 6931, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6918 and 6931.

How to find the GCF of 6918 and 6931?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6918 and 6931. After we will calculate the factors of 6918 and 6931 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6918

Prime factors of 6918 are 2, 3, 1153. Prime factorization of 6918 in exponential form is:

6918 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1153¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6931

Prime factors of 6931 are 29, 239. Prime factorization of 6931 in exponential form is:

6931 = 29¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 6918

List of positive integer factors of 6918 that divides 6918 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1153, 2306, 3459

Step-4: Factors of 6931

List of positive integer factors of 6931 that divides 6918 without a remainder.

1, 29, 239

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6918 and 6931. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6918 and 6931 is 1.

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