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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6560 and 6572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6560 and 6572 is 4.

GCF(6560,6572) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6560 and 6572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6560 and 6572.

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How to find the GCF of 6560 and 6572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6560 and 6572. After we will calculate the factors of 6560 and 6572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6560

Prime factors of 6560 are 2, 5, 41. Prime factorization of 6560 in exponential form is:

6560 = 25 × 51 × 411

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 6560

List of positive integer factors of 6560 that divides 6560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 32, 40, 41, 80, 82, 160, 164, 205, 328, 410, 656, 820, 1312, 1640, 3280

Step-4: Factors of 6572

List of positive integer factors of 6572 that divides 6560 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 6560 and 6572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6560 and 6572 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6560 and 6572