What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6584 and 6601?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6584 and 6601 is 1.

GCF(6584,6601) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6584 and 6601, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6584 and 6601.

How to find the GCF of 6584 and 6601?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6584 and 6601. After we will calculate the factors of 6584 and 6601 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6584

Prime factors of 6584 are 2, 823. Prime factorization of 6584 in exponential form is:

6584 = 2³ × 823¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6601

Prime factors of 6601 are 7, 23, 41. Prime factorization of 6601 in exponential form is:

6601 = 7¹ × 23¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 6584

List of positive integer factors of 6584 that divides 6584 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 823, 1646, 3292

Step-4: Factors of 6601

List of positive integer factors of 6601 that divides 6584 without a remainder.

1, 7, 23, 41, 161, 287, 943

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6584 and 6601. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6584 and 6601 is 1.

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