What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6046 and 6052?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6046 and 6052 is 2.

GCF(6046,6052) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6046 and 6052, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6046 and 6052.

How to find the GCF of 6046 and 6052?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6046 and 6052. After we will calculate the factors of 6046 and 6052 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6046

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

6046 = 2¹ × 3023¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6052

Prime factors of 6052 are 2, 17, 89. Prime factorization of 6052 in exponential form is:

6052 = 2² × 17¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 6046

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

1, 2, 3023

Step-4: Factors of 6052

List of positive integer factors of 6052 that divides 6046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 89, 178, 356, 1513, 3026

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6046 and 6052. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6046 and 6052 is 2.

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