What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6248 and 6254?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6248 and 6254 is 2.

GCF(6248,6254) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6248 and 6254, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6248 and 6254.

How to find the GCF of 6248 and 6254?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6248 and 6254. After we will calculate the factors of 6248 and 6254 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 6254

Prime factors of 6254 are 2, 53, 59. Prime factorization of 6254 in exponential form is:

6254 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 6248

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 6254

List of positive integer factors of 6254 that divides 6248 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 59, 106, 118, 3127

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6248 and 6254. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6248 and 6254 is 2.

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