What is the Greatest Common Factor of 61950 and 61970?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 61950 and 61970 is 10.

GCF(61950,61970) = 10

We will now calculate the prime factors of 61950 and 61970, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 61950 and 61970.

How to find the GCF of 61950 and 61970?

We will first find the prime factorization of 61950 and 61970. After we will calculate the factors of 61950 and 61970 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 61950

Prime factors of 61950 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 59. Prime factorization of 61950 in exponential form is:

61950 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 61970

Prime factors of 61970 are 2, 5, 6197. Prime factorization of 61970 in exponential form is:

61970 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 6197¹

Step-3: Factors of 61950

List of positive integer factors of 61950 that divides 61950 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 21, 25, 30, 35, 42, 50, 59, 70, 75, 105, 118, 150, 175, 177, 210, 295, 350, 354, 413, 525, 590, 826, 885, 1050, 1239, 1475, 1770, 2065, 2478, 2950, 4130, 4425, 6195, 8850, 10325, 12390, 20650, 30975

Step-4: Factors of 61970

List of positive integer factors of 61970 that divides 61950 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 6197, 12394, 30985

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 61950 and 61970. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 61950 and 61970 is 10.

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