Greatest Common Factor of 964 and 6507
GCF(964, 6507) = 241, Greatest common factor of 964 and 6507 is 241. 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 964 and 6507. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 964 and 6507 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 964 and 6507.
Prime Factorization of 964 is 1, 2, 2, 241 and Prime Factorization of 6507 is 1, 3, 3, 3, 241.
- Factorize\( (964) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 241\)
- Factorize\( (6507) = \) \(1\times 3\times 3\times 3\times 241\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 241) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(964, 6507) = 1\times 241 = 241\).
Greatest Common Factor of 964 and 6507 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 964 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 241, 482, 964
List of positive integers factors of 6507 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 3, 9, 27, 241, 723, 2169, 6507
As you can see, 241 is the greatest and common number that 964 and 6507 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 964 and 6507 is 241.
\(GCF(964, 6507) = 241\).
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