What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6026 and 6040?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6026 and 6040 is 2.

GCF(6026,6040) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6026 and 6040, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6026 and 6040.

How to find the GCF of 6026 and 6040?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6026 and 6040. After we will calculate the factors of 6026 and 6040 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6026

Prime factors of 6026 are 2, 23, 131. Prime factorization of 6026 in exponential form is:

6026 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6040

Prime factors of 6040 are 2, 5, 151. Prime factorization of 6040 in exponential form is:

6040 = 2³ × 5¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 6026

List of positive integer factors of 6026 that divides 6026 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 131, 262, 3013

Step-4: Factors of 6040

List of positive integer factors of 6040 that divides 6026 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 151, 302, 604, 755, 1208, 1510, 3020

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6026 and 6040. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6026 and 6040 is 2.

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