What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6720 and 6737?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6720 and 6737 is 1.

GCF(6720,6737) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6720 and 6737, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6720 and 6737.

How to find the GCF of 6720 and 6737?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6720 and 6737. After we will calculate the factors of 6720 and 6737 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6720

Prime factors of 6720 are 2, 3, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 6720 in exponential form is:

6720 = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6737

Prime factors of 6737 are 6737. Prime factorization of 6737 in exponential form is:

6737 = 6737¹

Step-3: Factors of 6720

List of positive integer factors of 6720 that divides 6720 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 24, 28, 30, 32, 35, 40, 42, 48, 56, 60, 64, 70, 80, 84, 96, 105, 112, 120, 140, 160, 168, 192, 210, 224, 240, 280, 320, 336, 420, 448, 480, 560, 672, 840, 960, 1120, 1344, 1680, 2240, 3360

Step-4: Factors of 6737

List of positive integer factors of 6737 that divides 6720 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6720 and 6737. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6720 and 6737 is 1.

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