What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6357 and 6362?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6357 and 6362 is 1.

GCF(6357,6362) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6357 and 6362, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6357 and 6362.

How to find the GCF of 6357 and 6362?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6357 and 6362. After we will calculate the factors of 6357 and 6362 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 6362

Prime factors of 6362 are 2, 3181. Prime factorization of 6362 in exponential form is:

6362 = 2¹ × 3181¹

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 6362

List of positive integer factors of 6362 that divides 6357 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3181

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6357 and 6362. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6357 and 6362 is 1.

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