What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6417 and 6421?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6417 and 6421 is 1.

GCF(6417,6421) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6417 and 6421, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6417 and 6421.

How to find the GCF of 6417 and 6421?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6417 and 6421. After we will calculate the factors of 6417 and 6421 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6417

Prime factors of 6417 are 3, 23, 31. Prime factorization of 6417 in exponential form is:

6417 = 3² × 23¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6421

Prime factors of 6421 are 6421. Prime factorization of 6421 in exponential form is:

6421 = 6421¹

Step-3: Factors of 6417

List of positive integer factors of 6417 that divides 6417 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 23, 31, 69, 93, 207, 279, 713, 2139

Step-4: Factors of 6421

List of positive integer factors of 6421 that divides 6417 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6417 and 6421. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6417 and 6421 is 1.

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