What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62000 and 62015?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62000 and 62015 is 5.

GCF(62000,62015) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62000 and 62015, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62000 and 62015.

How to find the GCF of 62000 and 62015?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62000 and 62015. After we will calculate the factors of 62000 and 62015 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62000

Prime factors of 62000 are 2, 5, 31. Prime factorization of 62000 in exponential form is:

62000 = 2⁴ × 5³ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62015

Prime factors of 62015 are 5, 79, 157. Prime factorization of 62015 in exponential form is:

62015 = 5¹ × 79¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 62000

List of positive integer factors of 62000 that divides 62000 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 25, 31, 40, 50, 62, 80, 100, 124, 125, 155, 200, 248, 250, 310, 400, 496, 500, 620, 775, 1000, 1240, 1550, 2000, 2480, 3100, 3875, 6200, 7750, 12400, 15500, 31000

Step-4: Factors of 62015

List of positive integer factors of 62015 that divides 62000 without a remainder.

1, 5, 79, 157, 395, 785, 12403

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62000 and 62015. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62000 and 62015 is 5.

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