What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6296 and 6304?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6296 and 6304 is 8.

GCF(6296,6304) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6296 and 6304, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6296 and 6304.

How to find the GCF of 6296 and 6304?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6296 and 6304. After we will calculate the factors of 6296 and 6304 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 6304

Prime factors of 6304 are 2, 197. Prime factorization of 6304 in exponential form is:

6304 = 2⁵ × 197¹

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 6304

List of positive integer factors of 6304 that divides 6296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 197, 394, 788, 1576, 3152

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6296 and 6304. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6296 and 6304 is 8.

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