What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6372 and 6379?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6372 and 6379 is 1.

GCF(6372,6379) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6372 and 6379, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6372 and 6379.

How to find the GCF of 6372 and 6379?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6372 and 6379. After we will calculate the factors of 6372 and 6379 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 6379

Prime factors of 6379 are 6379. Prime factorization of 6379 in exponential form is:

6379 = 6379¹

Step-3: Factors of 6372

List of positive integer factors of 6372 that divides 6372 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

Step-4: Factors of 6379

List of positive integer factors of 6379 that divides 6372 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6372 and 6379. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6372 and 6379 is 1.

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