What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6226 and 6236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6226 and 6236 is 2.

GCF(6226,6236) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6226 and 6236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6226 and 6236.

How to find the GCF of 6226 and 6236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6226 and 6236. After we will calculate the factors of 6226 and 6236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6226

Prime factors of 6226 are 2, 11, 283. Prime factorization of 6226 in exponential form is:

6226 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 283¹

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 6226

List of positive integer factors of 6226 that divides 6226 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 283, 566, 3113

Step-4: Factors of 6236

List of positive integer factors of 6236 that divides 6226 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1559, 3118

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6226 and 6236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6226 and 6236 is 2.

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