What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6056 and 6068?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6056 and 6068 is 4.

GCF(6056,6068) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6056 and 6068, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6056 and 6068.

How to find the GCF of 6056 and 6068?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6056 and 6068. After we will calculate the factors of 6056 and 6068 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6056

Prime factors of 6056 are 2, 757. Prime factorization of 6056 in exponential form is:

6056 = 2³ × 757¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6068

Prime factors of 6068 are 2, 37, 41. Prime factorization of 6068 in exponential form is:

6068 = 2² × 37¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 6056

List of positive integer factors of 6056 that divides 6056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 757, 1514, 3028

Step-4: Factors of 6068

List of positive integer factors of 6068 that divides 6056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 41, 74, 82, 148, 164, 1517, 3034

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6056 and 6068. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6056 and 6068 is 4.

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