What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6579 and 6591?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6579 and 6591 is 3.

GCF(6579,6591) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6579 and 6591, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6579 and 6591.

How to find the GCF of 6579 and 6591?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6579 and 6591. After we will calculate the factors of 6579 and 6591 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6579

Prime factors of 6579 are 3, 17, 43. Prime factorization of 6579 in exponential form is:

6579 = 3² × 17¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6591

Prime factors of 6591 are 3, 13. Prime factorization of 6591 in exponential form is:

6591 = 3¹ × 13³

Step-3: Factors of 6579

List of positive integer factors of 6579 that divides 6579 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 43, 51, 129, 153, 387, 731, 2193

Step-4: Factors of 6591

List of positive integer factors of 6591 that divides 6579 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 169, 507, 2197

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6579 and 6591. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6579 and 6591 is 3.

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