What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6557 and 6572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6557 and 6572 is 1.

GCF(6557,6572) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6557 and 6572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6557 and 6572.

How to find the GCF of 6557 and 6572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6557 and 6572. After we will calculate the factors of 6557 and 6572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6557

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

6557 = 79¹ × 83¹

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 6557

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

1, 79, 83

Step-4: Factors of 6572

List of positive integer factors of 6572 that divides 6557 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 6557 and 6572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6557 and 6572 is 1.

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