What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6975 and 6991?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6975 and 6991 is 1.

GCF(6975,6991) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6975 and 6991, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6975 and 6991.

How to find the GCF of 6975 and 6991?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6975 and 6991. After we will calculate the factors of 6975 and 6991 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6975

Prime factors of 6975 are 3, 5, 31. Prime factorization of 6975 in exponential form is:

6975 = 3² × 5² × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6991

Prime factors of 6991 are 6991. Prime factorization of 6991 in exponential form is:

6991 = 6991¹

Step-3: Factors of 6975

List of positive integer factors of 6975 that divides 6975 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 25, 31, 45, 75, 93, 155, 225, 279, 465, 775, 1395, 2325

Step-4: Factors of 6991

List of positive integer factors of 6991 that divides 6975 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6975 and 6991. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6975 and 6991 is 1.

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