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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6240 and 6248?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6240 and 6248 is 8.

GCF(6240,6248) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6240 and 6248, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6240 and 6248.

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How to find the GCF of 6240 and 6248?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6240 and 6248. After we will calculate the factors of 6240 and 6248 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6240

Prime factors of 6240 are 2, 3, 5, 13. Prime factorization of 6240 in exponential form is:

6240 = 25 × 31 × 51 × 131

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6248

Prime factors of 6248 are 2, 11, 71. Prime factorization of 6248 in exponential form is:

6248 = 23 × 111 × 711

Step-3: Factors of 6240

List of positive integer factors of 6240 that divides 6240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 20, 24, 26, 30, 32, 39, 40, 48, 52, 60, 65, 78, 80, 96, 104, 120, 130, 156, 160, 195, 208, 240, 260, 312, 390, 416, 480, 520, 624, 780, 1040, 1248, 1560, 2080, 3120

Step-4: Factors of 6248

List of positive integer factors of 6248 that divides 6240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 71, 88, 142, 284, 568, 781, 1562, 3124

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6240 and 6248. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6240 and 6248 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6240 and 6248