What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6231 and 6244?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6231 and 6244 is 1.

GCF(6231,6244) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6231 and 6244, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6231 and 6244.

How to find the GCF of 6231 and 6244?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6231 and 6244. After we will calculate the factors of 6231 and 6244 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 6244

Prime factors of 6244 are 2, 7, 223. Prime factorization of 6244 in exponential form is:

6244 = 2² × 7¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 6231

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 6244

List of positive integer factors of 6244 that divides 6231 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 223, 446, 892, 1561, 3122

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6231 and 6244. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6231 and 6244 is 1.

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