What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6340 and 6355?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6340 and 6355 is 5.

GCF(6340,6355) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6340 and 6355, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6340 and 6355.

How to find the GCF of 6340 and 6355?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6340 and 6355. After we will calculate the factors of 6340 and 6355 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6340

Prime factors of 6340 are 2, 5, 317. Prime factorization of 6340 in exponential form is:

6340 = 2² × 5¹ × 317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6355

Prime factors of 6355 are 5, 31, 41. Prime factorization of 6355 in exponential form is:

6355 = 5¹ × 31¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 6340

List of positive integer factors of 6340 that divides 6340 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 317, 634, 1268, 1585, 3170

Step-4: Factors of 6355

List of positive integer factors of 6355 that divides 6340 without a remainder.

1, 5, 31, 41, 155, 205, 1271

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6340 and 6355. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6340 and 6355 is 5.

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