What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6417 and 6423?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6417 and 6423 is 3.

GCF(6417,6423) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6417 and 6423, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6417 and 6423.

How to find the GCF of 6417 and 6423?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6417 and 6423. After we will calculate the factors of 6417 and 6423 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 6423

Prime factors of 6423 are 3, 2141. Prime factorization of 6423 in exponential form is:

6423 = 3¹ × 2141¹

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 6423

List of positive integer factors of 6423 that divides 6417 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2141

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6417 and 6423. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6417 and 6423 is 3.

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