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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6235 and 6242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6235 and 6242 is 1.

GCF(6235,6242) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6235 and 6242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6235 and 6242.

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How to find the GCF of 6235 and 6242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6235 and 6242. After we will calculate the factors of 6235 and 6242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6235

Prime factors of 6235 are 5, 29, 43. Prime factorization of 6235 in exponential form is:

6235 = 51 × 291 × 431

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 6235

List of positive integer factors of 6235 that divides 6235 without a remainder.

1, 5, 29, 43, 145, 215, 1247

Step-4: Factors of 6242

List of positive integer factors of 6242 that divides 6235 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3121

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6235 and 6242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6235 and 6242 is 1.

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