What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6556 and 6565?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6556 and 6565 is 1.

GCF(6556,6565) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6556 and 6565, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6556 and 6565.

How to find the GCF of 6556 and 6565?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6556 and 6565. After we will calculate the factors of 6556 and 6565 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6556

Prime factors of 6556 are 2, 11, 149. Prime factorization of 6556 in exponential form is:

6556 = 2² × 11¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6565

Prime factors of 6565 are 5, 13, 101. Prime factorization of 6565 in exponential form is:

6565 = 5¹ × 13¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 6556

List of positive integer factors of 6556 that divides 6556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 149, 298, 596, 1639, 3278

Step-4: Factors of 6565

List of positive integer factors of 6565 that divides 6556 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 65, 101, 505, 1313

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6556 and 6565. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6556 and 6565 is 1.

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