What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6442 and 6446?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6442 and 6446 is 2.

GCF(6442,6446) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6442 and 6446, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6442 and 6446.

How to find the GCF of 6442 and 6446?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6442 and 6446. After we will calculate the factors of 6442 and 6446 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6442

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

6442 = 2¹ × 3221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6446

Prime factors of 6446 are 2, 11, 293. Prime factorization of 6446 in exponential form is:

6446 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 293¹

Step-3: Factors of 6442

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

1, 2, 3221

Step-4: Factors of 6446

List of positive integer factors of 6446 that divides 6442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 293, 586, 3223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6442 and 6446. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6442 and 6446 is 2.

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