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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6609 and 6621?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6609 and 6621 is 3.

GCF(6609,6621) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6609 and 6621, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6609 and 6621.

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How to find the GCF of 6609 and 6621?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6609 and 6621. After we will calculate the factors of 6609 and 6621 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6609

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

6609 = 31 × 22031

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6621

Prime factors of 6621 are 3, 2207. Prime factorization of 6621 in exponential form is:

6621 = 31 × 22071

Step-3: Factors of 6609

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

1, 3, 2203

Step-4: Factors of 6621

List of positive integer factors of 6621 that divides 6609 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2207

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6609 and 6621. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6609 and 6621 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6609 and 6621