What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6536 and 6548?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6536 and 6548 is 4.

GCF(6536,6548) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6536 and 6548, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6536 and 6548.

How to find the GCF of 6536 and 6548?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6536 and 6548. After we will calculate the factors of 6536 and 6548 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6536

Prime factors of 6536 are 2, 19, 43. Prime factorization of 6536 in exponential form is:

6536 = 2³ × 19¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6548

Prime factors of 6548 are 2, 1637. Prime factorization of 6548 in exponential form is:

6548 = 2² × 1637¹

Step-3: Factors of 6536

List of positive integer factors of 6536 that divides 6536 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 19, 38, 43, 76, 86, 152, 172, 344, 817, 1634, 3268

Step-4: Factors of 6548

List of positive integer factors of 6548 that divides 6536 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1637, 3274

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6536 and 6548. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6536 and 6548 is 4.

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