What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6159 and 6168?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6159 and 6168 is 3.

GCF(6159,6168) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6159 and 6168, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6159 and 6168.

How to find the GCF of 6159 and 6168?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6159 and 6168. After we will calculate the factors of 6159 and 6168 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6159

Prime factors of 6159 are 3, 2053. Prime factorization of 6159 in exponential form is:

6159 = 3¹ × 2053¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6168

Prime factors of 6168 are 2, 3, 257. Prime factorization of 6168 in exponential form is:

6168 = 2³ × 3¹ × 257¹

Step-3: Factors of 6159

List of positive integer factors of 6159 that divides 6159 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2053

Step-4: Factors of 6168

List of positive integer factors of 6168 that divides 6159 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 257, 514, 771, 1028, 1542, 2056, 3084

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6159 and 6168. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6159 and 6168 is 3.

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