What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6357 and 6361?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6357 and 6361 is 1.

GCF(6357,6361) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6357 and 6361, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6357 and 6361.

How to find the GCF of 6357 and 6361?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6357 and 6361. After we will calculate the factors of 6357 and 6361 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6357

Prime factors of 6357 are 3, 13, 163. Prime factorization of 6357 in exponential form is:

6357 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 163¹

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 6357

List of positive integer factors of 6357 that divides 6357 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 163, 489, 2119

Step-4: Factors of 6361

List of positive integer factors of 6361 that divides 6357 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6357 and 6361. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6357 and 6361 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6357 and 6361