Greatest Common Factor of 6981 and 6986

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 6981, 6986 i.e. 1 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6981 and 6986 is 1.

GCF(6981,6986) = 1

GCF of 6981 and 6986

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

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 6981 and 6986

GCF of 6981 and 6986 is 1

Prime Factorization of 6981


3 6981
13 2327
179 179
1

Prime factors of 6981 are 3,13,179. Prime factorization of 6981 in exponential form is:

6981 = 31×131×1791

Prime Factorization of 6986


2 6986
7 3493
499 499
1

Prime factors of 6986 are 2,7,499. Prime factorization of 6986 in exponential form is:

6986 = 21×71×4991

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 6981 and 6986 is 1

Greatest Common Factor of 6981 and 6986 by matching factors method

Factors of 6981

List of positive integer factors of 6981 that divides 6981 without a remainder.

1,3,13,39,179,537,2327,6981

Factors of 6986

List of positive integer factors of 6986 that divides 6986 without a remainder.

1,2,7,14,499,998,3493,6986

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6981 and 6986. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6981 and 6986 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6981 and 6986

Properties of GCF 6981 and 6986

(i) The GCF of 6981 and 6986 is associative

GCF of 6981 and 6986 = GCF of 6986 and 6981

Related Greatest Common Factor of 6981

Related Greatest Common Factor of 6986

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 6981 and 6986

1. What is the GCF of 6981 and 6986?

Answer: GCF of 6981 and 6986 is 1.

2. What are the Factors of 6981?

Answer: Factors of 6981 are 1, 3, 13, 39, 179, 537, 2327, 6981. There are 8 integers that are factors of 6981. The greatest factor of 6981 is 6981.

3. What are the Factors of 6986?

Answer: Factors of 6986 are 1, 2, 7, 14, 499, 998, 3493, 6986. There are 8 integers that are factors of 6986. The greatest factor of 6986 is 6986.

4. How to Find the GCF of 6981 and 6986?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 6981 and 6986 = 1

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 6981

6981 = 3 x 13 x 179

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 6986

6986 = 2 x 7 x 499

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 6981 and 6986 is 1