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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6740 and 6744?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6740 and 6744 is 4.

GCF(6740,6744) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6740 and 6744, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6740 and 6744.

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How to find the GCF of 6740 and 6744?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6740 and 6744. After we will calculate the factors of 6740 and 6744 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6740

Prime factors of 6740 are 2, 5, 337. Prime factorization of 6740 in exponential form is:

6740 = 22 × 51 × 3371

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6744

Prime factors of 6744 are 2, 3, 281. Prime factorization of 6744 in exponential form is:

6744 = 23 × 31 × 2811

Step-3: Factors of 6740

List of positive integer factors of 6740 that divides 6740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 337, 674, 1348, 1685, 3370

Step-4: Factors of 6744

List of positive integer factors of 6744 that divides 6740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 281, 562, 843, 1124, 1686, 2248, 3372

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6740 and 6744. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6740 and 6744 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6740 and 6744