Greatest Common Factor of 6971 and 6979

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 6971, 6979 i.e. 1 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6971 and 6979 is 1.

GCF(6971,6979) = 1

GCF of 6971 and 6979

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

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 6971 and 6979

GCF of 6971 and 6979 is 1

Prime Factorization of 6971


6971 6971
1

Prime factors of 6971 are 6971. Prime factorization of 6971 in exponential form is:

6971 = 69711

Prime Factorization of 6979


7 6979
997 997
1

Prime factors of 6979 are 7.Prime factorization of 6979 in exponential form is:

6979 = 71×9971

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 6971 and 6979 is 1

Greatest Common Factor of 6971 and 6979 by matching factors method

Factors of 6971

List of positive integer factors of 6971 that divides 6971 without a remainder.

1,6971

Factors of 6979

List of positive integer factors of 6979 that divides 6979 without a remainder.

1,7,997,6979

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6971 and 6979. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6971 and 6979 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6971 and 6979

Properties of GCF 6971 and 6979

(i) The GCF of 6971 and 6979 is associative

GCF of 6971 and 6979 = GCF of 6979 and 6971

Related Greatest Common Factor of 6971

Related Greatest Common Factor of 6979

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 6971 and 6979

1. What is the GCF of 6971 and 6979?

Answer: GCF of 6971 and 6979 is 1.

2. What are the Factors of 6971?

Answer: Factors of 6971 are 1, 6971. There are 2 integers that are factors of 6971. The greatest factor of 6971 is 6971.

3. What are the Factors of 6979?

Answer: Factors of 6979 are 1, 7, 997, 6979. There are 4 integers that are factors of 6979. The greatest factor of 6979 is 6979.

4. How to Find the GCF of 6971 and 6979?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 6971 and 6979 = 1

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 6971

6971 = 6971

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 6979

6979 = 7 x 997

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

GCF = = 1

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 6971 and 6979 is 1