What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6554 and 6572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6554 and 6572 is 2.

GCF(6554,6572) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6554 and 6572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6554 and 6572.

How to find the GCF of 6554 and 6572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6554 and 6572. After we will calculate the factors of 6554 and 6572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6554

Prime factors of 6554 are 2, 29, 113. Prime factorization of 6554 in exponential form is:

6554 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6572

Prime factors of 6572 are 2, 31, 53. Prime factorization of 6572 in exponential form is:

6572 = 2² × 31¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 6554

List of positive integer factors of 6554 that divides 6554 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 113, 226, 3277

Step-4: Factors of 6572

List of positive integer factors of 6572 that divides 6554 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 31, 53, 62, 106, 124, 212, 1643, 3286

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6554 and 6572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6554 and 6572 is 2.

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