What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6495 and 6501?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6495 and 6501 is 3.

GCF(6495,6501) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6495 and 6501, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6495 and 6501.

How to find the GCF of 6495 and 6501?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6495 and 6501. After we will calculate the factors of 6495 and 6501 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 6501

Prime factors of 6501 are 3, 11, 197. Prime factorization of 6501 in exponential form is:

6501 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 197¹

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 6501

List of positive integer factors of 6501 that divides 6495 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 197, 591, 2167

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6495 and 6501. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6495 and 6501 is 3.

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