What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60462 and 60472?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60462 and 60472 is 2.

GCF(60462,60472) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60462 and 60472, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60462 and 60472.

How to find the GCF of 60462 and 60472?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60462 and 60472. After we will calculate the factors of 60462 and 60472 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60462

Prime factors of 60462 are 2, 3, 3359. Prime factorization of 60462 in exponential form is:

60462 = 2¹ × 3² × 3359¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60472

Prime factors of 60472 are 2, 7559. Prime factorization of 60472 in exponential form is:

60472 = 2³ × 7559¹

Step-3: Factors of 60462

List of positive integer factors of 60462 that divides 60462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 3359, 6718, 10077, 20154, 30231

Step-4: Factors of 60472

List of positive integer factors of 60472 that divides 60462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 7559, 15118, 30236

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60462 and 60472. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60462 and 60472 is 2.

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