Greatest Common Factor of 6979 and 6983

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 6979, 6983 i.e. 1 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6979 and 6983 is 1.

GCF(6979,6983) = 1

GCF of 6979 and 6983

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

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 6979 and 6983

GCF of 6979 and 6983 is 1

Prime Factorization of 6979


7 6979
997 997
1

Prime factors of 6979 are 7,997. Prime factorization of 6979 in exponential form is:

6979 = 71×9971

Prime Factorization of 6983


6983 6983
1

Prime factors of 6983 are 6983. Prime factorization of 6983 in exponential form is:

6983 = 69831

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 6979 and 6983 is 1

Greatest Common Factor of 6979 and 6983 by matching factors method

Factors of 6979

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

1,7,997,6979

Factors of 6983

List of positive integer factors of 6983 that divides 6983 without a remainder.

1,6983

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6979 and 6983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6979 and 6983 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6979 and 6983

Properties of GCF 6979 and 6983

(i) The GCF of 6979 and 6983 is associative

GCF of 6979 and 6983 = GCF of 6983 and 6979

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 6979 and 6983

1. What is the GCF of 6979 and 6983?

Answer: GCF of 6979 and 6983 is 1.

2. 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.

3. What are the Factors of 6983?

Answer: Factors of 6983 are 1, 6983. There are 2 integers that are factors of 6983. The greatest factor of 6983 is 6983.

4. How to Find the GCF of 6979 and 6983?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 6979 and 6983 = 1

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 6979

6979 = 7 x 997

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 6983

6983 = 6983

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 6979 and 6983 is 1