What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6040 and 6046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6040 and 6046 is 2.

GCF(6040,6046) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6040 and 6046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6040 and 6046.

How to find the GCF of 6040 and 6046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6040 and 6046. After we will calculate the factors of 6040 and 6046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 6046

Prime factors of 6046 are 2, 3023. Prime factorization of 6046 in exponential form is:

6046 = 2¹ × 3023¹

Step-3: Factors of 6040

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 6046

List of positive integer factors of 6046 that divides 6040 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3023

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6040 and 6046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6040 and 6046 is 2.

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