What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6965 and 6974?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6965 and 6974 is 1.

GCF(6965,6974) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6965 and 6974, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6965 and 6974.

How to find the GCF of 6965 and 6974?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6965 and 6974. After we will calculate the factors of 6965 and 6974 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6965

Prime factors of 6965 are 5, 7, 199. Prime factorization of 6965 in exponential form is:

6965 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6974

Prime factors of 6974 are 2, 11, 317. Prime factorization of 6974 in exponential form is:

6974 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 317¹

Step-3: Factors of 6965

List of positive integer factors of 6965 that divides 6965 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 199, 995, 1393

Step-4: Factors of 6974

List of positive integer factors of 6974 that divides 6965 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 317, 634, 3487

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6965 and 6974. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6965 and 6974 is 1.

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