What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6158 and 6178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6158 and 6178 is 2.

GCF(6158,6178) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6158 and 6178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6158 and 6178.

How to find the GCF of 6158 and 6178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6158 and 6178. After we will calculate the factors of 6158 and 6178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6158

Prime factors of 6158 are 2, 3079. Prime factorization of 6158 in exponential form is:

6158 = 2¹ × 3079¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6178

Prime factors of 6178 are 2, 3089. Prime factorization of 6178 in exponential form is:

6178 = 2¹ × 3089¹

Step-3: Factors of 6158

List of positive integer factors of 6158 that divides 6158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3079

Step-4: Factors of 6178

List of positive integer factors of 6178 that divides 6158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3089

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6158 and 6178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6158 and 6178 is 2.

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