What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6312 and 6322?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6312 and 6322 is 2.

GCF(6312,6322) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6312 and 6322, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6312 and 6322.

How to find the GCF of 6312 and 6322?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6312 and 6322. After we will calculate the factors of 6312 and 6322 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 6322

Prime factors of 6322 are 2, 29, 109. Prime factorization of 6322 in exponential form is:

6322 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 6312

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 6322

List of positive integer factors of 6322 that divides 6312 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 109, 218, 3161

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6312 and 6322. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6312 and 6322 is 2.

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