What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6446 and 6452?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6446 and 6452 is 2.

GCF(6446,6452) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6446 and 6452, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6446 and 6452.

How to find the GCF of 6446 and 6452?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6446 and 6452. After we will calculate the factors of 6446 and 6452 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 6452

Prime factors of 6452 are 2, 1613. Prime factorization of 6452 in exponential form is:

6452 = 2² × 1613¹

Step-3: Factors of 6446

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 6452

List of positive integer factors of 6452 that divides 6446 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1613, 3226

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6446 and 6452. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6446 and 6452 is 2.

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