What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6296 and 6312?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6296 and 6312 is 8.

GCF(6296,6312) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6296 and 6312, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6296 and 6312.

How to find the GCF of 6296 and 6312?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6296 and 6312. After we will calculate the factors of 6296 and 6312 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 6312

Prime factors of 6312 are 2, 3, 263. Prime factorization of 6312 in exponential form is:

6312 = 2³ × 3¹ × 263¹

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 6312

List of positive integer factors of 6312 that divides 6296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 263, 526, 789, 1052, 1578, 2104, 3156

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6296 and 6312. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6296 and 6312 is 8.

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