What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6978 and 6986?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6978 and 6986 is 2.

GCF(6978,6986) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6978 and 6986, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6978 and 6986.

How to find the GCF of 6978 and 6986?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6978 and 6986. After we will calculate the factors of 6978 and 6986 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6978

Prime factors of 6978 are 2, 3, 1163. Prime factorization of 6978 in exponential form is:

6978 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1163¹

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 6978

List of positive integer factors of 6978 that divides 6978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1163, 2326, 3489

Step-4: Factors of 6986

List of positive integer factors of 6986 that divides 6978 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6978 and 6986. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6978 and 6986 is 2.

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