What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6120 and 6129?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6120 and 6129 is 9.

GCF(6120,6129) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6120 and 6129, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6120 and 6129.

How to find the GCF of 6120 and 6129?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6120 and 6129. After we will calculate the factors of 6120 and 6129 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 6129

Prime factors of 6129 are 3, 227. Prime factorization of 6129 in exponential form is:

6129 = 3³ × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 6120

List of positive integer factors of 6120 that divides 6120 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

Step-4: Factors of 6129

List of positive integer factors of 6129 that divides 6120 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 227, 681, 2043

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6120 and 6129. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6120 and 6129 is 9.

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