What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6258 and 6268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6258 and 6268 is 2.

GCF(6258,6268) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6258 and 6268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6258 and 6268.

How to find the GCF of 6258 and 6268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6258 and 6268. After we will calculate the factors of 6258 and 6268 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6258

Prime factors of 6258 are 2, 3, 7, 149. Prime factorization of 6258 in exponential form is:

6258 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6268

Prime factors of 6268 are 2, 1567. Prime factorization of 6268 in exponential form is:

6268 = 2² × 1567¹

Step-3: Factors of 6258

List of positive integer factors of 6258 that divides 6258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 149, 298, 447, 894, 1043, 2086, 3129

Step-4: Factors of 6268

List of positive integer factors of 6268 that divides 6258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1567, 3134

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6258 and 6268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6258 and 6268 is 2.

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