What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6959 and 6977?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6959 and 6977 is 1.

GCF(6959,6977) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6959 and 6977, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6959 and 6977.

How to find the GCF of 6959 and 6977?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6959 and 6977. After we will calculate the factors of 6959 and 6977 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6959

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

6959 = 6959¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6977

Prime factors of 6977 are 6977. Prime factorization of 6977 in exponential form is:

6977 = 6977¹

Step-3: Factors of 6959

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

Step-4: Factors of 6977

List of positive integer factors of 6977 that divides 6959 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6959 and 6977. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6959 and 6977 is 1.

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