What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6579 and 6596?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6579 and 6596 is 17.

GCF(6579,6596) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6579 and 6596, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6579 and 6596.

How to find the GCF of 6579 and 6596?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6579 and 6596. After we will calculate the factors of 6579 and 6596 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 6596

Prime factors of 6596 are 2, 17, 97. Prime factorization of 6596 in exponential form is:

6596 = 2² × 17¹ × 97¹

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 6596

List of positive integer factors of 6596 that divides 6579 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 97, 194, 388, 1649, 3298

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6579 and 6596. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6579 and 6596 is 17.

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