What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6331 and 6338?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6331 and 6338 is 1.

GCF(6331,6338) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6331 and 6338, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6331 and 6338.

How to find the GCF of 6331 and 6338?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6331 and 6338. After we will calculate the factors of 6331 and 6338 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6331

Prime factors of 6331 are 13, 487. Prime factorization of 6331 in exponential form is:

6331 = 13¹ × 487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6338

Prime factors of 6338 are 2, 3169. Prime factorization of 6338 in exponential form is:

6338 = 2¹ × 3169¹

Step-3: Factors of 6331

List of positive integer factors of 6331 that divides 6331 without a remainder.

1, 13, 487

Step-4: Factors of 6338

List of positive integer factors of 6338 that divides 6331 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3169

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6331 and 6338. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6331 and 6338 is 1.

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