What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6059 and 6079?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6059 and 6079 is 1.

GCF(6059,6079) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6059 and 6079, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6059 and 6079.

How to find the GCF of 6059 and 6079?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6059 and 6079. After we will calculate the factors of 6059 and 6079 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6059

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

6059 = 73¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6079

Prime factors of 6079 are 6079. Prime factorization of 6079 in exponential form is:

6079 = 6079¹

Step-3: Factors of 6059

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

1, 73, 83

Step-4: Factors of 6079

List of positive integer factors of 6079 that divides 6059 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6059 and 6079. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6059 and 6079 is 1.

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