What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6399 and 6409?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6399 and 6409 is 1.

GCF(6399,6409) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6399 and 6409, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6399 and 6409.

How to find the GCF of 6399 and 6409?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6399 and 6409. After we will calculate the factors of 6399 and 6409 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6399

Prime factors of 6399 are 3, 79. Prime factorization of 6399 in exponential form is:

6399 = 3⁴ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6409

Prime factors of 6409 are 13, 17, 29. Prime factorization of 6409 in exponential form is:

6409 = 13¹ × 17¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 6399

List of positive integer factors of 6399 that divides 6399 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 79, 81, 237, 711, 2133

Step-4: Factors of 6409

List of positive integer factors of 6409 that divides 6399 without a remainder.

1, 13, 17, 29, 221, 377, 493

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6399 and 6409. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6399 and 6409 is 1.

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