What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6418 and 6422?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6418 and 6422 is 2.

GCF(6418,6422) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6418 and 6422, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6418 and 6422.

How to find the GCF of 6418 and 6422?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6418 and 6422. After we will calculate the factors of 6418 and 6422 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6418

Prime factors of 6418 are 2, 3209. Prime factorization of 6418 in exponential form is:

6418 = 2¹ × 3209¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6422

Prime factors of 6422 are 2, 13, 19. Prime factorization of 6422 in exponential form is:

6422 = 2¹ × 13² × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 6418

List of positive integer factors of 6418 that divides 6418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3209

Step-4: Factors of 6422

List of positive integer factors of 6422 that divides 6418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 19, 26, 38, 169, 247, 338, 494, 3211

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6418 and 6422. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6418 and 6422 is 2.

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