Greatest Common Factor of 6036 and 6040

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 6036, 6040 i.e. 4 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6036 and 6040 is 4.

GCF(6036,6040) = 4

GCF of 6036 and 6040

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 6036 and 6040

GCF of 6036 and 6040 is 4

Prime Factorization of 6036


2 6036
2 3018
3 1509
503 503
1

Prime factors of 6036 are 2,3,503. Prime factorization of 6036 in exponential form is:

6036 = 22×31×5031

Prime Factorization of 6040


2 6040
2 3020
2 1510
5 755
151 151
1

Prime factors of 6040 are 2,5,151. Prime factorization of 6040 in exponential form is:

6040 = 23×51×1511

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 6036 and 6040 is 4

Greatest Common Factor of 6036 and 6040 by matching factors method

Factors of 6036

List of positive integer factors of 6036 that divides 6036 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,12,503,1006,1509,2012,3018,6036

Factors of 6040

List of positive integer factors of 6040 that divides 6040 without a remainder.

1,2,4,5,8,10,20,40,151,302,604,755,1208,1510,3020,6040

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6036 and 6040. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6036 and 6040 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6036 and 6040

Properties of GCF 6036 and 6040

(i) The GCF of 6036 and 6040 is associative

GCF of 6036 and 6040 = GCF of 6040 and 6036

Related Greatest Common Factor of 6036

Related Greatest Common Factor of 6040

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 6036 and 6040

1. What is the GCF of 6036 and 6040?

Answer: GCF of 6036 and 6040 is 4.

2. What are the Factors of 6036?

Answer: Factors of 6036 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 503, 1006, 1509, 2012, 3018, 6036. There are 12 integers that are factors of 6036. The greatest factor of 6036 is 6036.

3. What are the Factors of 6040?

Answer: Factors of 6040 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 151, 302, 604, 755, 1208, 1510, 3020, 6040. There are 16 integers that are factors of 6040. The greatest factor of 6040 is 6040.

4. How to Find the GCF of 6036 and 6040?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 6036 and 6040 = 4

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 6036

6036 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 503

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 6040

6040 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 151

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 2 x 2 = 4

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 6036 and 6040 is 4