What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6342 and 6346?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6342 and 6346 is 2.

GCF(6342,6346) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6342 and 6346, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6342 and 6346.

How to find the GCF of 6342 and 6346?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6342 and 6346. After we will calculate the factors of 6342 and 6346 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6342

Prime factors of 6342 are 2, 3, 7, 151. Prime factorization of 6342 in exponential form is:

6342 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6346

Prime factors of 6346 are 2, 19, 167. Prime factorization of 6346 in exponential form is:

6346 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 6342

List of positive integer factors of 6342 that divides 6342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 151, 302, 453, 906, 1057, 2114, 3171

Step-4: Factors of 6346

List of positive integer factors of 6346 that divides 6342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 167, 334, 3173

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6342 and 6346. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6342 and 6346 is 2.

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