What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6991 and 6995?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6991 and 6995 is 1.

GCF(6991,6995) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6991 and 6995, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6991 and 6995.

How to find the GCF of 6991 and 6995?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6991 and 6995. After we will calculate the factors of 6991 and 6995 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6991

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

6991 = 6991¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6995

Prime factors of 6995 are 5, 1399. Prime factorization of 6995 in exponential form is:

6995 = 5¹ × 1399¹

Step-3: Factors of 6991

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

Step-4: Factors of 6995

List of positive integer factors of 6995 that divides 6991 without a remainder.

1, 5, 1399

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6991 and 6995. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6991 and 6995 is 1.

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