What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6996 and 7013?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6996 and 7013 is 1.

GCF(6996,7013) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6996 and 7013, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6996 and 7013.

How to find the GCF of 6996 and 7013?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6996 and 7013. After we will calculate the factors of 6996 and 7013 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6996

Prime factors of 6996 are 2, 3, 11, 53. Prime factorization of 6996 in exponential form is:

6996 = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7013

Prime factors of 7013 are 7013. Prime factorization of 7013 in exponential form is:

7013 = 7013¹

Step-3: Factors of 6996

List of positive integer factors of 6996 that divides 6996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 44, 53, 66, 106, 132, 159, 212, 318, 583, 636, 1166, 1749, 2332, 3498

Step-4: Factors of 7013

List of positive integer factors of 7013 that divides 6996 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6996 and 7013. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6996 and 7013 is 1.

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