What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6229 and 6242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6229 and 6242 is 1.

GCF(6229,6242) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6229 and 6242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6229 and 6242.

How to find the GCF of 6229 and 6242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6229 and 6242. After we will calculate the factors of 6229 and 6242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6229

Prime factors of 6229 are 6229. Prime factorization of 6229 in exponential form is:

6229 = 6229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6242

Prime factors of 6242 are 2, 3121. Prime factorization of 6242 in exponential form is:

6242 = 2¹ × 3121¹

Step-3: Factors of 6229

List of positive integer factors of 6229 that divides 6229 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 6242

List of positive integer factors of 6242 that divides 6229 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3121

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6229 and 6242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6229 and 6242 is 1.

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