What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6422 and 6434?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6422 and 6434 is 2.

GCF(6422,6434) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6422 and 6434, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6422 and 6434.

How to find the GCF of 6422 and 6434?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6422 and 6434. After we will calculate the factors of 6422 and 6434 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 6434

Prime factors of 6434 are 2, 3217. Prime factorization of 6434 in exponential form is:

6434 = 2¹ × 3217¹

Step-3: Factors of 6422

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 6434

List of positive integer factors of 6434 that divides 6422 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3217

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6422 and 6434. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6422 and 6434 is 2.

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