What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6502 and 6509?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6502 and 6509 is 1.

GCF(6502,6509) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6502 and 6509, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6502 and 6509.

How to find the GCF of 6502 and 6509?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6502 and 6509. After we will calculate the factors of 6502 and 6509 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6502

Prime factors of 6502 are 2, 3251. Prime factorization of 6502 in exponential form is:

6502 = 2¹ × 3251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6509

Prime factors of 6509 are 23, 283. Prime factorization of 6509 in exponential form is:

6509 = 23¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 6502

List of positive integer factors of 6502 that divides 6502 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3251

Step-4: Factors of 6509

List of positive integer factors of 6509 that divides 6502 without a remainder.

1, 23, 283

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6502 and 6509. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6502 and 6509 is 1.

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