What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6332 and 6352?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6332 and 6352 is 4.

GCF(6332,6352) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6332 and 6352, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6332 and 6352.

How to find the GCF of 6332 and 6352?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6332 and 6352. After we will calculate the factors of 6332 and 6352 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6332

Prime factors of 6332 are 2, 1583. Prime factorization of 6332 in exponential form is:

6332 = 2² × 1583¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6352

Prime factors of 6352 are 2, 397. Prime factorization of 6352 in exponential form is:

6352 = 2⁴ × 397¹

Step-3: Factors of 6332

List of positive integer factors of 6332 that divides 6332 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1583, 3166

Step-4: Factors of 6352

List of positive integer factors of 6352 that divides 6332 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 397, 794, 1588, 3176

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6332 and 6352. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6332 and 6352 is 4.

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