Greatest Common Factor of 6879 and 6885

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 6879, 6885 i.e. 3 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6879 and 6885 is 3.

GCF(6879,6885) = 3

GCF of 6879 and 6885

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

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 6879 and 6885

GCF of 6879 and 6885 is 3

Prime Factorization of 6879


3 6879
2293 2293
1

Prime factors of 6879 are 3,2293. Prime factorization of 6879 in exponential form is:

6879 = 31×22931

Prime Factorization of 6885


3 6885
3 2295
3 765
3 255
5 85
17 17
1

Prime factors of 6885 are 3,5,17. Prime factorization of 6885 in exponential form is:

6885 = 34×51×171

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 6879 and 6885 is 3

Greatest Common Factor of 6879 and 6885 by matching factors method

Factors of 6879

List of positive integer factors of 6879 that divides 6879 without a remainder.

1,3,2293,6879

Factors of 6885

List of positive integer factors of 6885 that divides 6885 without a remainder.

1,3,5,9,15,17,27,45,51,81,85,135,153,255,405,459,765,1377,2295,6885

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6879 and 6885. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6879 and 6885 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6879 and 6885

Properties of GCF 6879 and 6885

(i) The GCF of 6879 and 6885 is associative

GCF of 6879 and 6885 = GCF of 6885 and 6879

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Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 6879 and 6885

1. What is the GCF of 6879 and 6885?

Answer: GCF of 6879 and 6885 is 3.

2. What are the Factors of 6879?

Answer: Factors of 6879 are 1, 3, 2293, 6879. There are 4 integers that are factors of 6879. The greatest factor of 6879 is 6879.

3. What are the Factors of 6885?

Answer: Factors of 6885 are 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 17, 27, 45, 51, 81, 85, 135, 153, 255, 405, 459, 765, 1377, 2295, 6885. There are 20 integers that are factors of 6885. The greatest factor of 6885 is 6885.

4. How to Find the GCF of 6879 and 6885?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 6879 and 6885 = 3

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 6879

6879 = 3 x 2293

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 6885

6885 = 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 5 x 17

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

GCF = 3

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 6879 and 6885 is 3