What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6656 and 6662?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6656 and 6662 is 2.

GCF(6656,6662) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6656 and 6662, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6656 and 6662.

How to find the GCF of 6656 and 6662?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6656 and 6662. After we will calculate the factors of 6656 and 6662 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6656

Prime factors of 6656 are 2, 13. Prime factorization of 6656 in exponential form is:

6656 = 2⁹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6662

Prime factors of 6662 are 2, 3331. Prime factorization of 6662 in exponential form is:

6662 = 2¹ × 3331¹

Step-3: Factors of 6656

List of positive integer factors of 6656 that divides 6656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 16, 26, 32, 52, 64, 104, 128, 208, 256, 416, 512, 832, 1664, 3328

Step-4: Factors of 6662

List of positive integer factors of 6662 that divides 6656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3331

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6656 and 6662. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6656 and 6662 is 2.

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