What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6115 and 6120?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6115 and 6120 is 5.

GCF(6115,6120) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6115 and 6120, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6115 and 6120.

How to find the GCF of 6115 and 6120?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6115 and 6120. After we will calculate the factors of 6115 and 6120 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6115

Prime factors of 6115 are 5, 1223. Prime factorization of 6115 in exponential form is:

6115 = 5¹ × 1223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6120

Prime factors of 6120 are 2, 3, 5, 17. Prime factorization of 6120 in exponential form is:

6120 = 2³ × 3² × 5¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 6115

List of positive integer factors of 6115 that divides 6115 without a remainder.

1, 5, 1223

Step-4: Factors of 6120

List of positive integer factors of 6120 that divides 6115 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 24, 30, 34, 36, 40, 45, 51, 60, 68, 72, 85, 90, 102, 120, 136, 153, 170, 180, 204, 255, 306, 340, 360, 408, 510, 612, 680, 765, 1020, 1224, 1530, 2040, 3060

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6115 and 6120. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6115 and 6120 is 5.

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