What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6948 and 6963?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6948 and 6963 is 3.

GCF(6948,6963) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6948 and 6963, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6948 and 6963.

How to find the GCF of 6948 and 6963?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6948 and 6963. After we will calculate the factors of 6948 and 6963 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6948

Prime factors of 6948 are 2, 3, 193. Prime factorization of 6948 in exponential form is:

6948 = 2² × 3² × 193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6963

Prime factors of 6963 are 3, 11, 211. Prime factorization of 6963 in exponential form is:

6963 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 6948

List of positive integer factors of 6948 that divides 6948 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 193, 386, 579, 772, 1158, 1737, 2316, 3474

Step-4: Factors of 6963

List of positive integer factors of 6963 that divides 6948 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 211, 633, 2321

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6948 and 6963. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6948 and 6963 is 3.

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