What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6196 and 6212?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6196 and 6212 is 4.

GCF(6196,6212) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6196 and 6212, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6196 and 6212.

How to find the GCF of 6196 and 6212?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6196 and 6212. After we will calculate the factors of 6196 and 6212 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6196

Prime factors of 6196 are 2, 1549. Prime factorization of 6196 in exponential form is:

6196 = 2² × 1549¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6212

Prime factors of 6212 are 2, 1553. Prime factorization of 6212 in exponential form is:

6212 = 2² × 1553¹

Step-3: Factors of 6196

List of positive integer factors of 6196 that divides 6196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1549, 3098

Step-4: Factors of 6212

List of positive integer factors of 6212 that divides 6196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1553, 3106

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6196 and 6212. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6196 and 6212 is 4.

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