What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6392 and 6396?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6392 and 6396 is 4.

GCF(6392,6396) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6392 and 6396, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6392 and 6396.

How to find the GCF of 6392 and 6396?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6392 and 6396. After we will calculate the factors of 6392 and 6396 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6392

Prime factors of 6392 are 2, 17, 47. Prime factorization of 6392 in exponential form is:

6392 = 2³ × 17¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6396

Prime factors of 6396 are 2, 3, 13, 41. Prime factorization of 6396 in exponential form is:

6396 = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 6392

List of positive integer factors of 6392 that divides 6392 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 17, 34, 47, 68, 94, 136, 188, 376, 799, 1598, 3196

Step-4: Factors of 6396

List of positive integer factors of 6396 that divides 6392 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 13, 26, 39, 41, 52, 78, 82, 123, 156, 164, 246, 492, 533, 1066, 1599, 2132, 3198

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6392 and 6396. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6392 and 6396 is 4.

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