What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6549 and 6557?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6549 and 6557 is 1.

GCF(6549,6557) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6549 and 6557, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6549 and 6557.

How to find the GCF of 6549 and 6557?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6549 and 6557. After we will calculate the factors of 6549 and 6557 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6549

Prime factors of 6549 are 3, 37, 59. Prime factorization of 6549 in exponential form is:

6549 = 3¹ × 37¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6557

Prime factors of 6557 are 79, 83. Prime factorization of 6557 in exponential form is:

6557 = 79¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 6549

List of positive integer factors of 6549 that divides 6549 without a remainder.

1, 3, 37, 59, 111, 177, 2183

Step-4: Factors of 6557

List of positive integer factors of 6557 that divides 6549 without a remainder.

1, 79, 83

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6549 and 6557. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6549 and 6557 is 1.

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