What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6216 and 6236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6216 and 6236 is 4.

GCF(6216,6236) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6216 and 6236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6216 and 6236.

How to find the GCF of 6216 and 6236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6216 and 6236. After we will calculate the factors of 6216 and 6236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6216

Prime factors of 6216 are 2, 3, 7, 37. Prime factorization of 6216 in exponential form is:

6216 = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6236

Prime factors of 6236 are 2, 1559. Prime factorization of 6236 in exponential form is:

6236 = 2² × 1559¹

Step-3: Factors of 6216

List of positive integer factors of 6216 that divides 6216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 21, 24, 28, 37, 42, 56, 74, 84, 111, 148, 168, 222, 259, 296, 444, 518, 777, 888, 1036, 1554, 2072, 3108

Step-4: Factors of 6236

List of positive integer factors of 6236 that divides 6216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1559, 3118

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6216 and 6236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6216 and 6236 is 4.

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