What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6574 and 6590?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6574 and 6590 is 2.

GCF(6574,6590) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6574 and 6590, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6574 and 6590.

How to find the GCF of 6574 and 6590?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6574 and 6590. After we will calculate the factors of 6574 and 6590 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6574

Prime factors of 6574 are 2, 19, 173. Prime factorization of 6574 in exponential form is:

6574 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6590

Prime factors of 6590 are 2, 5, 659. Prime factorization of 6590 in exponential form is:

6590 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 659¹

Step-3: Factors of 6574

List of positive integer factors of 6574 that divides 6574 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 173, 346, 3287

Step-4: Factors of 6590

List of positive integer factors of 6590 that divides 6574 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 659, 1318, 3295

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6574 and 6590. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6574 and 6590 is 2.

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