What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6255 and 6265?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6255 and 6265 is 5.

GCF(6255,6265) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6255 and 6265, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6255 and 6265.

How to find the GCF of 6255 and 6265?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6255 and 6265. After we will calculate the factors of 6255 and 6265 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6255

Prime factors of 6255 are 3, 5, 139. Prime factorization of 6255 in exponential form is:

6255 = 3² × 5¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6265

Prime factors of 6265 are 5, 7, 179. Prime factorization of 6265 in exponential form is:

6265 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 6255

List of positive integer factors of 6255 that divides 6255 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 139, 417, 695, 1251, 2085

Step-4: Factors of 6265

List of positive integer factors of 6265 that divides 6255 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 179, 895, 1253

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6255 and 6265. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6255 and 6265 is 5.

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