What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6551 and 6559?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6551 and 6559 is 1.

GCF(6551,6559) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6551 and 6559, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6551 and 6559.

How to find the GCF of 6551 and 6559?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6551 and 6559. After we will calculate the factors of 6551 and 6559 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6551

Prime factors of 6551 are 6551. Prime factorization of 6551 in exponential form is:

6551 = 6551¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6559

Prime factors of 6559 are 7, 937. Prime factorization of 6559 in exponential form is:

6559 = 7¹ × 937¹

Step-3: Factors of 6551

List of positive integer factors of 6551 that divides 6551 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 6559

List of positive integer factors of 6559 that divides 6551 without a remainder.

1, 7, 937

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6551 and 6559. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6551 and 6559 is 1.

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