What is the Greatest Common Factor of 34 and 6?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 34 and 6 is 2.

GCF(34,6) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 34 and 6, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 34 and 6.

How to find the GCF of 34 and 6?

We will first find the prime factorization of 34 and 6. After we will calculate the factors of 34 and 6 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 34

Prime factors of 34 are 2, 17. Prime factorization of 34 in exponential form is:

34 = 2¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6

Prime factors of 6 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 6 in exponential form is:

6 = 2¹ × 3¹

Step-3: Factors of 34

List of positive integer factors of 34 that divides 34 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17

Step-4: Factors of 6

List of positive integer factors of 6 that divides 34 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 34 and 6. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 34 and 6 is 2.

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