What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6542 and 6562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6542 and 6562 is 2.

GCF(6542,6562) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6542 and 6562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6542 and 6562.

How to find the GCF of 6542 and 6562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6542 and 6562. After we will calculate the factors of 6542 and 6562 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 6562

Prime factors of 6562 are 2, 17, 193. Prime factorization of 6562 in exponential form is:

6562 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 193¹

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 6562

List of positive integer factors of 6562 that divides 6542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 193, 386, 3281

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6542 and 6562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6542 and 6562 is 2.

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