What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6442 and 6457?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6442 and 6457 is 1.

GCF(6442,6457) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6442 and 6457, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6442 and 6457.

How to find the GCF of 6442 and 6457?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6442 and 6457. After we will calculate the factors of 6442 and 6457 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 6457

Prime factors of 6457 are 11, 587. Prime factorization of 6457 in exponential form is:

6457 = 11¹ × 587¹

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 6457

List of positive integer factors of 6457 that divides 6442 without a remainder.

1, 11, 587

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6442 and 6457. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6442 and 6457 is 1.

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