What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6042 and 6054?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6042 and 6054 is 6.

GCF(6042,6054) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6042 and 6054, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6042 and 6054.

How to find the GCF of 6042 and 6054?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6042 and 6054. After we will calculate the factors of 6042 and 6054 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6042

Prime factors of 6042 are 2, 3, 19, 53. Prime factorization of 6042 in exponential form is:

6042 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6054

Prime factors of 6054 are 2, 3, 1009. Prime factorization of 6054 in exponential form is:

6054 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1009¹

Step-3: Factors of 6042

List of positive integer factors of 6042 that divides 6042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 19, 38, 53, 57, 106, 114, 159, 318, 1007, 2014, 3021

Step-4: Factors of 6054

List of positive integer factors of 6054 that divides 6042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1009, 2018, 3027

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6042 and 6054. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6042 and 6054 is 6.

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