What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6979 and 6993?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6979 and 6993 is 7.

GCF(6979,6993) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6979 and 6993, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6979 and 6993.

How to find the GCF of 6979 and 6993?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6979 and 6993. After we will calculate the factors of 6979 and 6993 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6979

Prime factors of 6979 are 7, 997. Prime factorization of 6979 in exponential form is:

6979 = 7¹ × 997¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6993

Prime factors of 6993 are 3, 7, 37. Prime factorization of 6993 in exponential form is:

6993 = 3³ × 7¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 6979

List of positive integer factors of 6979 that divides 6979 without a remainder.

1, 7, 997

Step-4: Factors of 6993

List of positive integer factors of 6993 that divides 6979 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 27, 37, 63, 111, 189, 259, 333, 777, 999, 2331

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6979 and 6993. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6979 and 6993 is 7.

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