What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6459 and 6477?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6459 and 6477 is 3.

GCF(6459,6477) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6459 and 6477, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6459 and 6477.

How to find the GCF of 6459 and 6477?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6459 and 6477. After we will calculate the factors of 6459 and 6477 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6459

Prime factors of 6459 are 3, 2153. Prime factorization of 6459 in exponential form is:

6459 = 3¹ × 2153¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6477

Prime factors of 6477 are 3, 17, 127. Prime factorization of 6477 in exponential form is:

6477 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 6459

List of positive integer factors of 6459 that divides 6459 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2153

Step-4: Factors of 6477

List of positive integer factors of 6477 that divides 6459 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 127, 381, 2159

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6459 and 6477. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6459 and 6477 is 3.

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