What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6042 and 6059?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6042 and 6059 is 1.

GCF(6042,6059) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6042 and 6059, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6042 and 6059.

How to find the GCF of 6042 and 6059?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6042 and 6059. After we will calculate the factors of 6042 and 6059 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 6059

Prime factors of 6059 are 73, 83. Prime factorization of 6059 in exponential form is:

6059 = 73¹ × 83¹

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 6059

List of positive integer factors of 6059 that divides 6042 without a remainder.

1, 73, 83

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6042 and 6059. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6042 and 6059 is 1.

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