What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6178 and 6189?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6178 and 6189 is 1.

GCF(6178,6189) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6178 and 6189, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6178 and 6189.

How to find the GCF of 6178 and 6189?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6178 and 6189. After we will calculate the factors of 6178 and 6189 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6178

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

6178 = 2¹ × 3089¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6189

Prime factors of 6189 are 3, 2063. Prime factorization of 6189 in exponential form is:

6189 = 3¹ × 2063¹

Step-3: Factors of 6178

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

1, 2, 3089

Step-4: Factors of 6189

List of positive integer factors of 6189 that divides 6178 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2063

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6178 and 6189. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6178 and 6189 is 1.

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