What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62036 and 62042?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62036 and 62042 is 2.

GCF(62036,62042) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62036 and 62042, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62036 and 62042.

How to find the GCF of 62036 and 62042?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62036 and 62042. After we will calculate the factors of 62036 and 62042 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62036

Prime factors of 62036 are 2, 13, 1193. Prime factorization of 62036 in exponential form is:

62036 = 2² × 13¹ × 1193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62042

Prime factors of 62042 are 2, 67, 463. Prime factorization of 62042 in exponential form is:

62042 = 2¹ × 67¹ × 463¹

Step-3: Factors of 62036

List of positive integer factors of 62036 that divides 62036 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 1193, 2386, 4772, 15509, 31018

Step-4: Factors of 62042

List of positive integer factors of 62042 that divides 62036 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67, 134, 463, 926, 31021

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62036 and 62042. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62036 and 62042 is 2.

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