What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6278 and 6296?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6278 and 6296 is 2.

GCF(6278,6296) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6278 and 6296, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6278 and 6296.

How to find the GCF of 6278 and 6296?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6278 and 6296. After we will calculate the factors of 6278 and 6296 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6278

Prime factors of 6278 are 2, 43, 73. Prime factorization of 6278 in exponential form is:

6278 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6296

Prime factors of 6296 are 2, 787. Prime factorization of 6296 in exponential form is:

6296 = 2³ × 787¹

Step-3: Factors of 6278

List of positive integer factors of 6278 that divides 6278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 73, 86, 146, 3139

Step-4: Factors of 6296

List of positive integer factors of 6296 that divides 6278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 787, 1574, 3148

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6278 and 6296. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6278 and 6296 is 2.

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