What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6961 and 6970?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6961 and 6970 is 1.

GCF(6961,6970) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6961 and 6970, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6961 and 6970.

How to find the GCF of 6961 and 6970?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6961 and 6970. After we will calculate the factors of 6961 and 6970 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6961

Prime factors of 6961 are 6961. Prime factorization of 6961 in exponential form is:

6961 = 6961¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6970

Prime factors of 6970 are 2, 5, 17, 41. Prime factorization of 6970 in exponential form is:

6970 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 6961

List of positive integer factors of 6961 that divides 6961 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 6970

List of positive integer factors of 6970 that divides 6961 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 34, 41, 82, 85, 170, 205, 410, 697, 1394, 3485

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6961 and 6970. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6961 and 6970 is 1.

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