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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6256 and 6276?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6256 and 6276 is 4.

GCF(6256,6276) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6256 and 6276, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6256 and 6276.

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How to find the GCF of 6256 and 6276?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6256 and 6276. After we will calculate the factors of 6256 and 6276 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6256

Prime factors of 6256 are 2, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 6256 in exponential form is:

6256 = 24 × 171 × 231

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6276

Prime factors of 6276 are 2, 3, 523. Prime factorization of 6276 in exponential form is:

6276 = 22 × 31 × 5231

Step-3: Factors of 6256

List of positive integer factors of 6256 that divides 6256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 23, 34, 46, 68, 92, 136, 184, 272, 368, 391, 782, 1564, 3128

Step-4: Factors of 6276

List of positive integer factors of 6276 that divides 6256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 523, 1046, 1569, 2092, 3138

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6256 and 6276. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6256 and 6276 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6256 and 6276