What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6952 and 6959?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6952 and 6959 is 1.

GCF(6952,6959) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6952 and 6959, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6952 and 6959.

How to find the GCF of 6952 and 6959?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6952 and 6959. After we will calculate the factors of 6952 and 6959 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6952

Prime factors of 6952 are 2, 11, 79. Prime factorization of 6952 in exponential form is:

6952 = 2³ × 11¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6959

Prime factors of 6959 are 6959. Prime factorization of 6959 in exponential form is:

6959 = 6959¹

Step-3: Factors of 6952

List of positive integer factors of 6952 that divides 6952 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 79, 88, 158, 316, 632, 869, 1738, 3476

Step-4: Factors of 6959

List of positive integer factors of 6959 that divides 6952 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6952 and 6959. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6952 and 6959 is 1.

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