What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6252 and 6261?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6252 and 6261 is 3.

GCF(6252,6261) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6252 and 6261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6252 and 6261.

How to find the GCF of 6252 and 6261?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6252 and 6261. After we will calculate the factors of 6252 and 6261 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 6261

Prime factors of 6261 are 3, 2087. Prime factorization of 6261 in exponential form is:

6261 = 3¹ × 2087¹

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 6261

List of positive integer factors of 6261 that divides 6252 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2087

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6252 and 6261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6252 and 6261 is 3.

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