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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6344 and 6356?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6344 and 6356 is 4.

GCF(6344,6356) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6344 and 6356, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6344 and 6356.

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How to find the GCF of 6344 and 6356?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6344 and 6356. After we will calculate the factors of 6344 and 6356 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6344

Prime factors of 6344 are 2, 13, 61. Prime factorization of 6344 in exponential form is:

6344 = 23 × 131 × 611

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 6344

List of positive integer factors of 6344 that divides 6344 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 52, 61, 104, 122, 244, 488, 793, 1586, 3172

Step-4: Factors of 6356

List of positive integer factors of 6356 that divides 6344 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 6344 and 6356. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6344 and 6356 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6344 and 6356