What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6974 and 6986?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6974 and 6986 is 2.

GCF(6974,6986) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6974 and 6986, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6974 and 6986.

How to find the GCF of 6974 and 6986?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6974 and 6986. After we will calculate the factors of 6974 and 6986 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 6986

Prime factors of 6986 are 2, 7, 499. Prime factorization of 6986 in exponential form is:

6986 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 499¹

Step-3: Factors of 6974

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 6986

List of positive integer factors of 6986 that divides 6974 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 499, 998, 3493

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6974 and 6986. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6974 and 6986 is 2.

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