What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6714 and 6718?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6714 and 6718 is 2.

GCF(6714,6718) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6714 and 6718, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6714 and 6718.

How to find the GCF of 6714 and 6718?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6714 and 6718. After we will calculate the factors of 6714 and 6718 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6714

Prime factors of 6714 are 2, 3, 373. Prime factorization of 6714 in exponential form is:

6714 = 2¹ × 3² × 373¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6718

Prime factors of 6718 are 2, 3359. Prime factorization of 6718 in exponential form is:

6718 = 2¹ × 3359¹

Step-3: Factors of 6714

List of positive integer factors of 6714 that divides 6714 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 373, 746, 1119, 2238, 3357

Step-4: Factors of 6718

List of positive integer factors of 6718 that divides 6714 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3359

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6714 and 6718. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6714 and 6718 is 2.

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