What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6985 and 7002?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6985 and 7002 is 1.

GCF(6985,7002) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6985 and 7002, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6985 and 7002.

How to find the GCF of 6985 and 7002?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6985 and 7002. After we will calculate the factors of 6985 and 7002 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6985

Prime factors of 6985 are 5, 11, 127. Prime factorization of 6985 in exponential form is:

6985 = 5¹ × 11¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7002

Prime factors of 7002 are 2, 3, 389. Prime factorization of 7002 in exponential form is:

7002 = 2¹ × 3² × 389¹

Step-3: Factors of 6985

List of positive integer factors of 6985 that divides 6985 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 55, 127, 635, 1397

Step-4: Factors of 7002

List of positive integer factors of 7002 that divides 6985 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 389, 778, 1167, 2334, 3501

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6985 and 7002. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6985 and 7002 is 1.

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