What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6466 and 6478?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6466 and 6478 is 2.

GCF(6466,6478) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6466 and 6478, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6466 and 6478.

How to find the GCF of 6466 and 6478?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6466 and 6478. After we will calculate the factors of 6466 and 6478 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6466

Prime factors of 6466 are 2, 53, 61. Prime factorization of 6466 in exponential form is:

6466 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6478

Prime factors of 6478 are 2, 41, 79. Prime factorization of 6478 in exponential form is:

6478 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 6466

List of positive integer factors of 6466 that divides 6466 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 61, 106, 122, 3233

Step-4: Factors of 6478

List of positive integer factors of 6478 that divides 6466 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 79, 82, 158, 3239

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6466 and 6478. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6466 and 6478 is 2.

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