What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6495 and 6500?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6495 and 6500 is 5.

GCF(6495,6500) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6495 and 6500, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6495 and 6500.

How to find the GCF of 6495 and 6500?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6495 and 6500. After we will calculate the factors of 6495 and 6500 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6495

Prime factors of 6495 are 3, 5, 433. Prime factorization of 6495 in exponential form is:

6495 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 433¹

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 6495

List of positive integer factors of 6495 that divides 6495 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 433, 1299, 2165

Step-4: Factors of 6500

List of positive integer factors of 6500 that divides 6495 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 6495 and 6500. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6495 and 6500 is 5.

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