What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6478 and 6482?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6478 and 6482 is 2.

GCF(6478,6482) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6478 and 6482, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6478 and 6482.

How to find the GCF of 6478 and 6482?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6478 and 6482. After we will calculate the factors of 6478 and 6482 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 6482

Prime factors of 6482 are 2, 7, 463. Prime factorization of 6482 in exponential form is:

6482 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 463¹

Step-3: Factors of 6478

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 6482

List of positive integer factors of 6482 that divides 6478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 463, 926, 3241

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6478 and 6482. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6478 and 6482 is 2.

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