What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6295 and 6315?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6295 and 6315 is 5.

GCF(6295,6315) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6295 and 6315, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6295 and 6315.

How to find the GCF of 6295 and 6315?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6295 and 6315. After we will calculate the factors of 6295 and 6315 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6295

Prime factors of 6295 are 5, 1259. Prime factorization of 6295 in exponential form is:

6295 = 5¹ × 1259¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6315

Prime factors of 6315 are 3, 5, 421. Prime factorization of 6315 in exponential form is:

6315 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 421¹

Step-3: Factors of 6295

List of positive integer factors of 6295 that divides 6295 without a remainder.

1, 5, 1259

Step-4: Factors of 6315

List of positive integer factors of 6315 that divides 6295 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 421, 1263, 2105

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6295 and 6315. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6295 and 6315 is 5.

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