What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6243 and 6249?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6243 and 6249 is 3.

GCF(6243,6249) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6243 and 6249, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6243 and 6249.

How to find the GCF of 6243 and 6249?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6243 and 6249. After we will calculate the factors of 6243 and 6249 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6243

Prime factors of 6243 are 3, 2081. Prime factorization of 6243 in exponential form is:

6243 = 3¹ × 2081¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6249

Prime factors of 6249 are 3, 2083. Prime factorization of 6249 in exponential form is:

6249 = 3¹ × 2083¹

Step-3: Factors of 6243

List of positive integer factors of 6243 that divides 6243 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2081

Step-4: Factors of 6249

List of positive integer factors of 6249 that divides 6243 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2083

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6243 and 6249. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6243 and 6249 is 3.

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