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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6731 and 6738?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6731 and 6738 is 1.

GCF(6731,6738) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6731 and 6738, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6731 and 6738.

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How to find the GCF of 6731 and 6738?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6731 and 6738. After we will calculate the factors of 6731 and 6738 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6731

Prime factors of 6731 are 53, 127. Prime factorization of 6731 in exponential form is:

6731 = 531 × 1271

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6738

Prime factors of 6738 are 2, 3, 1123. Prime factorization of 6738 in exponential form is:

6738 = 21 × 31 × 11231

Step-3: Factors of 6731

List of positive integer factors of 6731 that divides 6731 without a remainder.

1, 53, 127

Step-4: Factors of 6738

List of positive integer factors of 6738 that divides 6731 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1123, 2246, 3369

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6731 and 6738. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6731 and 6738 is 1.

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