What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6342 and 6361?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6342 and 6361 is 1.

GCF(6342,6361) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6342 and 6361, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6342 and 6361.

How to find the GCF of 6342 and 6361?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6342 and 6361. After we will calculate the factors of 6342 and 6361 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 6361

Prime factors of 6361 are 6361. Prime factorization of 6361 in exponential form is:

6361 = 6361¹

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 6361

List of positive integer factors of 6361 that divides 6342 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6342 and 6361. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6342 and 6361 is 1.

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