What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6342 and 6356?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6342 and 6356 is 14.

GCF(6342,6356) = 14

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6342 and 6356, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6342 and 6356.

How to find the GCF of 6342 and 6356?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6342 and 6356. After we will calculate the factors of 6342 and 6356 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 6356

Prime factors of 6356 are 2, 7, 227. Prime factorization of 6356 in exponential form is:

6356 = 2² × 7¹ × 227¹

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 6356

List of positive integer factors of 6356 that divides 6342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 227, 454, 908, 1589, 3178

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6342 and 6356. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6342 and 6356 is 14.

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