What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6477 and 6486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6477 and 6486 is 3.

GCF(6477,6486) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6477 and 6486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6477 and 6486.

How to find the GCF of 6477 and 6486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6477 and 6486. After we will calculate the factors of 6477 and 6486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 6486

Prime factors of 6486 are 2, 3, 23, 47. Prime factorization of 6486 in exponential form is:

6486 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 6477

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 6486

List of positive integer factors of 6486 that divides 6477 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 23, 46, 47, 69, 94, 138, 141, 282, 1081, 2162, 3243

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6477 and 6486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6477 and 6486 is 3.

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