What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6024 and 6038?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6024 and 6038 is 2.

GCF(6024,6038) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6024 and 6038, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6024 and 6038.

How to find the GCF of 6024 and 6038?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6024 and 6038. After we will calculate the factors of 6024 and 6038 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6024

Prime factors of 6024 are 2, 3, 251. Prime factorization of 6024 in exponential form is:

6024 = 2³ × 3¹ × 251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6038

Prime factors of 6038 are 2, 3019. Prime factorization of 6038 in exponential form is:

6038 = 2¹ × 3019¹

Step-3: Factors of 6024

List of positive integer factors of 6024 that divides 6024 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 251, 502, 753, 1004, 1506, 2008, 3012

Step-4: Factors of 6038

List of positive integer factors of 6038 that divides 6024 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3019

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6024 and 6038. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6024 and 6038 is 2.

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