What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6958 and 6971?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6958 and 6971 is 1.

GCF(6958,6971) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6958 and 6971, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6958 and 6971.

How to find the GCF of 6958 and 6971?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6958 and 6971. After we will calculate the factors of 6958 and 6971 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6958

Prime factors of 6958 are 2, 7, 71. Prime factorization of 6958 in exponential form is:

6958 = 2¹ × 7² × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6971

Prime factors of 6971 are 6971. Prime factorization of 6971 in exponential form is:

6971 = 6971¹

Step-3: Factors of 6958

List of positive integer factors of 6958 that divides 6958 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 71, 98, 142, 497, 994, 3479

Step-4: Factors of 6971

List of positive integer factors of 6971 that divides 6958 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6958 and 6971. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6958 and 6971 is 1.

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