Greatest Common Factor of 920 and 6486
GCF(920, 6486) = 46, Greatest common factor of 920 and 6486 is 46. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 920 and 6486. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 920 and 6486 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 920 and 6486.
Prime Factorization of 920 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 5, 23 and Prime Factorization of 6486 is 1, 2, 3, 23, 47.
- Factorize\( (920) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 5\times 23\)
- Factorize\( (6486) = \) \(1\times 2\times 3\times 23\times 47\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 23) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(920, 6486) = 1\times 2\times 23 = 46\).
Greatest Common Factor of 920 and 6486 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 920 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 23, 40, 46, 92, 115, 184, 230, 460, 920
List of positive integers factors of 6486 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 6, 23, 46, 47, 69, 94, 138, 141, 282, 1081, 2162, 3243, 6486
As you can see, 46 is the greatest and common number that 920 and 6486 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 920 and 6486 is 46.
\(GCF(920, 6486) = 46\).
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