What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6009 and 6015?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6009 and 6015 is 3.

GCF(6009,6015) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6009 and 6015, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6009 and 6015.

How to find the GCF of 6009 and 6015?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6009 and 6015. After we will calculate the factors of 6009 and 6015 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6009

Prime factors of 6009 are 3, 2003. Prime factorization of 6009 in exponential form is:

6009 = 3¹ × 2003¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6015

Prime factors of 6015 are 3, 5, 401. Prime factorization of 6015 in exponential form is:

6015 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 6009

List of positive integer factors of 6009 that divides 6009 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2003

Step-4: Factors of 6015

List of positive integer factors of 6015 that divides 6009 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 401, 1203, 2005

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6009 and 6015. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6009 and 6015 is 3.

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