What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6949 and 6968?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6949 and 6968 is 1.

GCF(6949,6968) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6949 and 6968, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6949 and 6968.

How to find the GCF of 6949 and 6968?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6949 and 6968. After we will calculate the factors of 6949 and 6968 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6949

Prime factors of 6949 are 6949. Prime factorization of 6949 in exponential form is:

6949 = 6949¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6968

Prime factors of 6968 are 2, 13, 67. Prime factorization of 6968 in exponential form is:

6968 = 2³ × 13¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 6949

List of positive integer factors of 6949 that divides 6949 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 6968

List of positive integer factors of 6968 that divides 6949 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 52, 67, 104, 134, 268, 536, 871, 1742, 3484

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6949 and 6968. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6949 and 6968 is 1.

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