What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62043 and 62052?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62043 and 62052 is 3.

GCF(62043,62052) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62043 and 62052, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62043 and 62052.

How to find the GCF of 62043 and 62052?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62043 and 62052. After we will calculate the factors of 62043 and 62052 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62043

Prime factors of 62043 are 3, 20681. Prime factorization of 62043 in exponential form is:

62043 = 3¹ × 20681¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62052

Prime factors of 62052 are 2, 3, 5171. Prime factorization of 62052 in exponential form is:

62052 = 2² × 3¹ × 5171¹

Step-3: Factors of 62043

List of positive integer factors of 62043 that divides 62043 without a remainder.

1, 3, 20681

Step-4: Factors of 62052

List of positive integer factors of 62052 that divides 62043 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 5171, 10342, 15513, 20684, 31026

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62043 and 62052. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62043 and 62052 is 3.

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