What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6597 and 6609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6597 and 6609 is 3.

GCF(6597,6609) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6597 and 6609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6597 and 6609.

How to find the GCF of 6597 and 6609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6597 and 6609. After we will calculate the factors of 6597 and 6609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6597

Prime factors of 6597 are 3, 733. Prime factorization of 6597 in exponential form is:

6597 = 3² × 733¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6609

Prime factors of 6609 are 3, 2203. Prime factorization of 6609 in exponential form is:

6609 = 3¹ × 2203¹

Step-3: Factors of 6597

List of positive integer factors of 6597 that divides 6597 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 733, 2199

Step-4: Factors of 6609

List of positive integer factors of 6609 that divides 6597 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2203

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6597 and 6609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6597 and 6609 is 3.

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