What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6315 and 6335?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6315 and 6335 is 5.

GCF(6315,6335) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6315 and 6335, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6315 and 6335.

How to find the GCF of 6315 and 6335?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6315 and 6335. After we will calculate the factors of 6315 and 6335 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6315

Prime factors of 6315 are 3, 5, 421. Prime factorization of 6315 in exponential form is:

6315 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6335

Prime factors of 6335 are 5, 7, 181. Prime factorization of 6335 in exponential form is:

6335 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 6315

List of positive integer factors of 6315 that divides 6315 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 421, 1263, 2105

Step-4: Factors of 6335

List of positive integer factors of 6335 that divides 6315 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 181, 905, 1267

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6315 and 6335. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6315 and 6335 is 5.

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