What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6525 and 6545?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6525 and 6545 is 5.

GCF(6525,6545) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6525 and 6545, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6525 and 6545.

How to find the GCF of 6525 and 6545?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6525 and 6545. After we will calculate the factors of 6525 and 6545 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6525

Prime factors of 6525 are 3, 5, 29. Prime factorization of 6525 in exponential form is:

6525 = 3² × 5² × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6545

Prime factors of 6545 are 5, 7, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 6545 in exponential form is:

6545 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 6525

List of positive integer factors of 6525 that divides 6525 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 25, 29, 45, 75, 87, 145, 225, 261, 435, 725, 1305, 2175

Step-4: Factors of 6545

List of positive integer factors of 6545 that divides 6525 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 11, 17, 35, 55, 77, 85, 119, 187, 385, 595, 935, 1309

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6525 and 6545. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6525 and 6545 is 5.

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