What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6429 and 6447?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6429 and 6447 is 3.

GCF(6429,6447) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6429 and 6447, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6429 and 6447.

How to find the GCF of 6429 and 6447?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6429 and 6447. After we will calculate the factors of 6429 and 6447 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6429

Prime factors of 6429 are 3, 2143. Prime factorization of 6429 in exponential form is:

6429 = 3¹ × 2143¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6447

Prime factors of 6447 are 3, 7, 307. Prime factorization of 6447 in exponential form is:

6447 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 307¹

Step-3: Factors of 6429

List of positive integer factors of 6429 that divides 6429 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2143

Step-4: Factors of 6447

List of positive integer factors of 6447 that divides 6429 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 307, 921, 2149

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6429 and 6447. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6429 and 6447 is 3.

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