What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6494 and 6500?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6494 and 6500 is 2.

GCF(6494,6500) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6494 and 6500, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6494 and 6500.

How to find the GCF of 6494 and 6500?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6494 and 6500. After we will calculate the factors of 6494 and 6500 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6494

Prime factors of 6494 are 2, 17, 191. Prime factorization of 6494 in exponential form is:

6494 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6500

Prime factors of 6500 are 2, 5, 13. Prime factorization of 6500 in exponential form is:

6500 = 2² × 5³ × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 6494

List of positive integer factors of 6494 that divides 6494 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 191, 382, 3247

Step-4: Factors of 6500

List of positive integer factors of 6500 that divides 6494 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 13, 20, 25, 26, 50, 52, 65, 100, 125, 130, 250, 260, 325, 500, 650, 1300, 1625, 3250

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6494 and 6500. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6494 and 6500 is 2.

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