What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6516 and 6521?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6516 and 6521 is 1.

GCF(6516,6521) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6516 and 6521, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6516 and 6521.

How to find the GCF of 6516 and 6521?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6516 and 6521. After we will calculate the factors of 6516 and 6521 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6516

Prime factors of 6516 are 2, 3, 181. Prime factorization of 6516 in exponential form is:

6516 = 2² × 3² × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6521

Prime factors of 6521 are 6521. Prime factorization of 6521 in exponential form is:

6521 = 6521¹

Step-3: Factors of 6516

List of positive integer factors of 6516 that divides 6516 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 181, 362, 543, 724, 1086, 1629, 2172, 3258

Step-4: Factors of 6521

List of positive integer factors of 6521 that divides 6516 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6516 and 6521. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6516 and 6521 is 1.

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