What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6460 and 6472?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6460 and 6472 is 4.

GCF(6460,6472) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6460 and 6472, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6460 and 6472.

How to find the GCF of 6460 and 6472?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6460 and 6472. After we will calculate the factors of 6460 and 6472 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6460

Prime factors of 6460 are 2, 5, 17, 19. Prime factorization of 6460 in exponential form is:

6460 = 2² × 5¹ × 17¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6472

Prime factors of 6472 are 2, 809. Prime factorization of 6472 in exponential form is:

6472 = 2³ × 809¹

Step-3: Factors of 6460

List of positive integer factors of 6460 that divides 6460 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 17, 19, 20, 34, 38, 68, 76, 85, 95, 170, 190, 323, 340, 380, 646, 1292, 1615, 3230

Step-4: Factors of 6472

List of positive integer factors of 6472 that divides 6460 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 809, 1618, 3236

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6460 and 6472. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6460 and 6472 is 4.

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