What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6291 and 6305?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6291 and 6305 is 1.

GCF(6291,6305) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6291 and 6305, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6291 and 6305.

How to find the GCF of 6291 and 6305?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6291 and 6305. After we will calculate the factors of 6291 and 6305 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6291

Prime factors of 6291 are 3, 233. Prime factorization of 6291 in exponential form is:

6291 = 3³ × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6305

Prime factors of 6305 are 5, 13, 97. Prime factorization of 6305 in exponential form is:

6305 = 5¹ × 13¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 6291

List of positive integer factors of 6291 that divides 6291 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 233, 699, 2097

Step-4: Factors of 6305

List of positive integer factors of 6305 that divides 6291 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 65, 97, 485, 1261

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6291 and 6305. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6291 and 6305 is 1.

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