What is the Greatest Common Factor of 61982 and 61988?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 61982 and 61988 is 2.

GCF(61982,61988) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 61982 and 61988, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 61982 and 61988.

How to find the GCF of 61982 and 61988?

We will first find the prime factorization of 61982 and 61988. After we will calculate the factors of 61982 and 61988 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 61982

Prime factors of 61982 are 2, 17, 1823. Prime factorization of 61982 in exponential form is:

61982 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1823¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 61988

Prime factors of 61988 are 2, 15497. Prime factorization of 61988 in exponential form is:

61988 = 2² × 15497¹

Step-3: Factors of 61982

List of positive integer factors of 61982 that divides 61982 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1823, 3646, 30991

Step-4: Factors of 61988

List of positive integer factors of 61988 that divides 61982 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 15497, 30994

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 61982 and 61988. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 61982 and 61988 is 2.

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