What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6435 and 6442?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6435 and 6442 is 1.

GCF(6435,6442) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6435 and 6442, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6435 and 6442.

How to find the GCF of 6435 and 6442?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6435 and 6442. After we will calculate the factors of 6435 and 6442 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6435

Prime factors of 6435 are 3, 5, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 6435 in exponential form is:

6435 = 3² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6442

Prime factors of 6442 are 2, 3221. Prime factorization of 6442 in exponential form is:

6442 = 2¹ × 3221¹

Step-3: Factors of 6435

List of positive integer factors of 6435 that divides 6435 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 33, 39, 45, 55, 65, 99, 117, 143, 165, 195, 429, 495, 585, 715, 1287, 2145

Step-4: Factors of 6442

List of positive integer factors of 6442 that divides 6435 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3221

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6435 and 6442. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6435 and 6442 is 1.

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