What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6118 and 6126?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6118 and 6126 is 2.

GCF(6118,6126) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6118 and 6126, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6118 and 6126.

How to find the GCF of 6118 and 6126?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6118 and 6126. After we will calculate the factors of 6118 and 6126 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6118

Prime factors of 6118 are 2, 7, 19, 23. Prime factorization of 6118 in exponential form is:

6118 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6126

Prime factors of 6126 are 2, 3, 1021. Prime factorization of 6126 in exponential form is:

6126 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1021¹

Step-3: Factors of 6118

List of positive integer factors of 6118 that divides 6118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 19, 23, 38, 46, 133, 161, 266, 322, 437, 874, 3059

Step-4: Factors of 6126

List of positive integer factors of 6126 that divides 6118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1021, 2042, 3063

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6118 and 6126. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6118 and 6126 is 2.

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