What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6185 and 6205?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6185 and 6205 is 5.

GCF(6185,6205) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6185 and 6205, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6185 and 6205.

How to find the GCF of 6185 and 6205?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6185 and 6205. After we will calculate the factors of 6185 and 6205 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6185

Prime factors of 6185 are 5, 1237. Prime factorization of 6185 in exponential form is:

6185 = 5¹ × 1237¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6205

Prime factors of 6205 are 5, 17, 73. Prime factorization of 6205 in exponential form is:

6205 = 5¹ × 17¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 6185

List of positive integer factors of 6185 that divides 6185 without a remainder.

1, 5, 1237

Step-4: Factors of 6205

List of positive integer factors of 6205 that divides 6185 without a remainder.

1, 5, 17, 73, 85, 365, 1241

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6185 and 6205. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6185 and 6205 is 5.

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