What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6524 and 6542?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6524 and 6542 is 2.

GCF(6524,6542) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6524 and 6542, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6524 and 6542.

How to find the GCF of 6524 and 6542?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6524 and 6542. After we will calculate the factors of 6524 and 6542 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6524

Prime factors of 6524 are 2, 7, 233. Prime factorization of 6524 in exponential form is:

6524 = 2² × 7¹ × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6542

Prime factors of 6542 are 2, 3271. Prime factorization of 6542 in exponential form is:

6542 = 2¹ × 3271¹

Step-3: Factors of 6524

List of positive integer factors of 6524 that divides 6524 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 233, 466, 932, 1631, 3262

Step-4: Factors of 6542

List of positive integer factors of 6542 that divides 6524 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3271

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6524 and 6542. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6524 and 6542 is 2.

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