What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60855 and 60862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60855 and 60862 is 1.

GCF(60855,60862) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60855 and 60862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60855 and 60862.

How to find the GCF of 60855 and 60862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60855 and 60862. After we will calculate the factors of 60855 and 60862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60855

Prime factors of 60855 are 3, 5, 4057. Prime factorization of 60855 in exponential form is:

60855 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 4057¹

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 60855

List of positive integer factors of 60855 that divides 60855 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 4057, 12171, 20285

Step-4: Factors of 60862

List of positive integer factors of 60862 that divides 60855 without a remainder.

1, 2, 30431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60855 and 60862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60855 and 60862 is 1.

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