What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6296 and 6300?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6296 and 6300 is 4.

GCF(6296,6300) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6296 and 6300, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6296 and 6300.

How to find the GCF of 6296 and 6300?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6296 and 6300. After we will calculate the factors of 6296 and 6300 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6296

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

6296 = 2³ × 787¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6300

Prime factors of 6300 are 2, 3, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 6300 in exponential form is:

6300 = 2² × 3² × 5² × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 6296

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 6300

List of positive integer factors of 6300 that divides 6296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 25, 28, 30, 35, 36, 42, 45, 50, 60, 63, 70, 75, 84, 90, 100, 105, 126, 140, 150, 175, 180, 210, 225, 252, 300, 315, 350, 420, 450, 525, 630, 700, 900, 1050, 1260, 1575, 2100, 3150

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6296 and 6300. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6296 and 6300 is 4.

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