What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6040 and 6049?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6040 and 6049 is 1.

GCF(6040,6049) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6040 and 6049, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6040 and 6049.

How to find the GCF of 6040 and 6049?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6040 and 6049. After we will calculate the factors of 6040 and 6049 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 6049

Prime factors of 6049 are 23, 263. Prime factorization of 6049 in exponential form is:

6049 = 23¹ × 263¹

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 6049

List of positive integer factors of 6049 that divides 6040 without a remainder.

1, 23, 263

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6040 and 6049. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6040 and 6049 is 1.

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