What is the Greatest Common Factor of 61548 and 61562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 61548 and 61562 is 2.

GCF(61548,61562) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 61548 and 61562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 61548 and 61562.

How to find the GCF of 61548 and 61562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 61548 and 61562. After we will calculate the factors of 61548 and 61562 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 61548

Prime factors of 61548 are 2, 3, 23, 223. Prime factorization of 61548 in exponential form is:

61548 = 2² × 3¹ × 23¹ × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 61562

Prime factors of 61562 are 2, 30781. Prime factorization of 61562 in exponential form is:

61562 = 2¹ × 30781¹

Step-3: Factors of 61548

List of positive integer factors of 61548 that divides 61548 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 23, 46, 69, 92, 138, 223, 276, 446, 669, 892, 1338, 2676, 5129, 10258, 15387, 20516, 30774

Step-4: Factors of 61562

List of positive integer factors of 61562 that divides 61548 without a remainder.

1, 2, 30781

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 61548 and 61562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 61548 and 61562 is 2.

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