What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6212 and 6221?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6212 and 6221 is 1.

GCF(6212,6221) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6212 and 6221, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6212 and 6221.

How to find the GCF of 6212 and 6221?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6212 and 6221. After we will calculate the factors of 6212 and 6221 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6212

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

6212 = 2² × 1553¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6221

Prime factors of 6221 are 6221. Prime factorization of 6221 in exponential form is:

6221 = 6221¹

Step-3: Factors of 6212

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

1, 2, 4, 1553, 3106

Step-4: Factors of 6221

List of positive integer factors of 6221 that divides 6212 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6212 and 6221. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6212 and 6221 is 1.

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