What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6252 and 6259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6252 and 6259 is 1.

GCF(6252,6259) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6252 and 6259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6252 and 6259.

How to find the GCF of 6252 and 6259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6252 and 6259. After we will calculate the factors of 6252 and 6259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6252

Prime factors of 6252 are 2, 3, 521. Prime factorization of 6252 in exponential form is:

6252 = 2² × 3¹ × 521¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6259

Prime factors of 6259 are 11, 569. Prime factorization of 6259 in exponential form is:

6259 = 11¹ × 569¹

Step-3: Factors of 6252

List of positive integer factors of 6252 that divides 6252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 521, 1042, 1563, 2084, 3126

Step-4: Factors of 6259

List of positive integer factors of 6259 that divides 6252 without a remainder.

1, 11, 569

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6252 and 6259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6252 and 6259 is 1.

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