What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6573 and 6587?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6573 and 6587 is 7.

GCF(6573,6587) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6573 and 6587, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6573 and 6587.

How to find the GCF of 6573 and 6587?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6573 and 6587. After we will calculate the factors of 6573 and 6587 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6573

Prime factors of 6573 are 3, 7, 313. Prime factorization of 6573 in exponential form is:

6573 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 313¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6587

Prime factors of 6587 are 7, 941. Prime factorization of 6587 in exponential form is:

6587 = 7¹ × 941¹

Step-3: Factors of 6573

List of positive integer factors of 6573 that divides 6573 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 313, 939, 2191

Step-4: Factors of 6587

List of positive integer factors of 6587 that divides 6573 without a remainder.

1, 7, 941

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6573 and 6587. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6573 and 6587 is 7.

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