What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4056 and 4062?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4056 and 4062 is 6.

GCF(4056,4062) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4056 and 4062, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4056 and 4062.

How to find the GCF of 4056 and 4062?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4056 and 4062. After we will calculate the factors of 4056 and 4062 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4056

Prime factors of 4056 are 2, 3, 13. Prime factorization of 4056 in exponential form is:

4056 = 2³ × 3¹ × 13²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4062

Prime factors of 4062 are 2, 3, 677. Prime factorization of 4062 in exponential form is:

4062 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 677¹

Step-3: Factors of 4056

List of positive integer factors of 4056 that divides 4056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 24, 26, 39, 52, 78, 104, 156, 169, 312, 338, 507, 676, 1014, 1352, 2028

Step-4: Factors of 4062

List of positive integer factors of 4062 that divides 4056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 677, 1354, 2031

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4056 and 4062. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4056 and 4062 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4056 and 4062