What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60852 and 60862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60852 and 60862 is 2.

GCF(60852,60862) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60852 and 60862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60852 and 60862.

How to find the GCF of 60852 and 60862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60852 and 60862. After we will calculate the factors of 60852 and 60862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60852

Prime factors of 60852 are 2, 3, 11, 461. Prime factorization of 60852 in exponential form is:

60852 = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 461¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60862

Prime factors of 60862 are 2, 30431. Prime factorization of 60862 in exponential form is:

60862 = 2¹ × 30431¹

Step-3: Factors of 60852

List of positive integer factors of 60852 that divides 60852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 44, 66, 132, 461, 922, 1383, 1844, 2766, 5071, 5532, 10142, 15213, 20284, 30426

Step-4: Factors of 60862

List of positive integer factors of 60862 that divides 60852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 30431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60852 and 60862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60852 and 60862 is 2.

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