What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6346 and 6364?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6346 and 6364 is 2.

GCF(6346,6364) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6346 and 6364, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6346 and 6364.

How to find the GCF of 6346 and 6364?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6346 and 6364. After we will calculate the factors of 6346 and 6364 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 6364

Prime factors of 6364 are 2, 37, 43. Prime factorization of 6364 in exponential form is:

6364 = 2² × 37¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 6346

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 6364

List of positive integer factors of 6364 that divides 6346 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 43, 74, 86, 148, 172, 1591, 3182

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6346 and 6364. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6346 and 6364 is 2.

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