What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6261 and 6267?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6261 and 6267 is 3.

GCF(6261,6267) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6261 and 6267, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6261 and 6267.

How to find the GCF of 6261 and 6267?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6261 and 6267. After we will calculate the factors of 6261 and 6267 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6261

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

6261 = 3¹ × 2087¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6267

Prime factors of 6267 are 3, 2089. Prime factorization of 6267 in exponential form is:

6267 = 3¹ × 2089¹

Step-3: Factors of 6261

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

1, 3, 2087

Step-4: Factors of 6267

List of positive integer factors of 6267 that divides 6261 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2089

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6261 and 6267. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6261 and 6267 is 3.

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