What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6356 and 6372?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6356 and 6372 is 4.

GCF(6356,6372) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6356 and 6372, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6356 and 6372.

How to find the GCF of 6356 and 6372?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6356 and 6372. After we will calculate the factors of 6356 and 6372 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 6372

Prime factors of 6372 are 2, 3, 59. Prime factorization of 6372 in exponential form is:

6372 = 2² × 3³ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 6356

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 6372

List of positive integer factors of 6372 that divides 6356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 59, 108, 118, 177, 236, 354, 531, 708, 1062, 1593, 2124, 3186

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6356 and 6372. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6356 and 6372 is 4.

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