What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6542 and 6550?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6542 and 6550 is 2.

GCF(6542,6550) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6542 and 6550, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6542 and 6550.

How to find the GCF of 6542 and 6550?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6542 and 6550. After we will calculate the factors of 6542 and 6550 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6542

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

6542 = 2¹ × 3271¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6550

Prime factors of 6550 are 2, 5, 131. Prime factorization of 6550 in exponential form is:

6550 = 2¹ × 5² × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 6542

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

1, 2, 3271

Step-4: Factors of 6550

List of positive integer factors of 6550 that divides 6542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 131, 262, 655, 1310, 3275

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6542 and 6550. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6542 and 6550 is 2.

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