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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6224 and 6228?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6224 and 6228 is 4.

GCF(6224,6228) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6224 and 6228, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6224 and 6228.

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How to find the GCF of 6224 and 6228?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6224 and 6228. After we will calculate the factors of 6224 and 6228 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6224

Prime factors of 6224 are 2, 389. Prime factorization of 6224 in exponential form is:

6224 = 24 × 3891

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6228

Prime factors of 6228 are 2, 3, 173. Prime factorization of 6228 in exponential form is:

6228 = 22 × 32 × 1731

Step-3: Factors of 6224

List of positive integer factors of 6224 that divides 6224 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 389, 778, 1556, 3112

Step-4: Factors of 6228

List of positive integer factors of 6228 that divides 6224 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 173, 346, 519, 692, 1038, 1557, 2076, 3114

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6224 and 6228. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6224 and 6228 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6224 and 6228