Greatest Common Factor of 6848 and 6856

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 6848, 6856 i.e. 8 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6848 and 6856 is 8.

GCF(6848,6856) = 8

GCF of 6848 and 6856

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 6848 and 6856

GCF of 6848 and 6856 is 8

Prime Factorization of 6848


2 6848
2 3424
2 1712
2 856
2 428
2 214
107 107
1

Prime factors of 6848 are 2,107. Prime factorization of 6848 in exponential form is:

6848 = 26×1071

Prime Factorization of 6856


2 6856
2 3428
2 1714
857 857
1

Prime factors of 6856 are 2,857. Prime factorization of 6856 in exponential form is:

6856 = 23×8571

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 6848 and 6856 is 8

Greatest Common Factor of 6848 and 6856 by matching factors method

Factors of 6848

List of positive integer factors of 6848 that divides 6848 without a remainder.

1,2,4,8,16,32,64,107,214,428,856,1712,3424,6848

Factors of 6856

List of positive integer factors of 6856 that divides 6856 without a remainder.

1,2,4,8,857,1714,3428,6856

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6848 and 6856. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6848 and 6856 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6848 and 6856

Properties of GCF 6848 and 6856

(i) The GCF of 6848 and 6856 is associative

GCF of 6848 and 6856 = GCF of 6856 and 6848

Related Greatest Common Factor of 6848

Related Greatest Common Factor of 6856

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 6848 and 6856

1. What is the GCF of 6848 and 6856?

Answer: GCF of 6848 and 6856 is 8.

2. What are the Factors of 6848?

Answer: Factors of 6848 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 107, 214, 428, 856, 1712, 3424, 6848. There are 14 integers that are factors of 6848. The greatest factor of 6848 is 6848.

3. What are the Factors of 6856?

Answer: Factors of 6856 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 857, 1714, 3428, 6856. There are 8 integers that are factors of 6856. The greatest factor of 6856 is 6856.

4. How to Find the GCF of 6848 and 6856?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 6848 and 6856 = 8

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 6848

6848 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 107

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 6856

6856 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 857

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 2 x 2 x 2 = 8

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 6848 and 6856 is 8