What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6938 and 6946?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6938 and 6946 is 2.

GCF(6938,6946) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6938 and 6946, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6938 and 6946.

How to find the GCF of 6938 and 6946?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6938 and 6946. After we will calculate the factors of 6938 and 6946 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6938

Prime factors of 6938 are 2, 3469. Prime factorization of 6938 in exponential form is:

6938 = 2¹ × 3469¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6946

Prime factors of 6946 are 2, 23, 151. Prime factorization of 6946 in exponential form is:

6946 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 6938

List of positive integer factors of 6938 that divides 6938 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3469

Step-4: Factors of 6946

List of positive integer factors of 6946 that divides 6938 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 151, 302, 3473

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6938 and 6946. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6938 and 6946 is 2.

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