What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6220 and 6231?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6220 and 6231 is 1.

GCF(6220,6231) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6220 and 6231, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6220 and 6231.

How to find the GCF of 6220 and 6231?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6220 and 6231. After we will calculate the factors of 6220 and 6231 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6220

Prime factors of 6220 are 2, 5, 311. Prime factorization of 6220 in exponential form is:

6220 = 2² × 5¹ × 311¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6231

Prime factors of 6231 are 3, 31, 67. Prime factorization of 6231 in exponential form is:

6231 = 3¹ × 31¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 6220

List of positive integer factors of 6220 that divides 6220 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 311, 622, 1244, 1555, 3110

Step-4: Factors of 6231

List of positive integer factors of 6231 that divides 6220 without a remainder.

1, 3, 31, 67, 93, 201, 2077

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6220 and 6231. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6220 and 6231 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6220 and 6231