What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62074 and 62078?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62074 and 62078 is 2.

GCF(62074,62078) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62074 and 62078, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62074 and 62078.

How to find the GCF of 62074 and 62078?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62074 and 62078. After we will calculate the factors of 62074 and 62078 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62074

Prime factors of 62074 are 2, 41, 757. Prime factorization of 62074 in exponential form is:

62074 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 757¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62078

Prime factors of 62078 are 2, 31039. Prime factorization of 62078 in exponential form is:

62078 = 2¹ × 31039¹

Step-3: Factors of 62074

List of positive integer factors of 62074 that divides 62074 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 757, 1514, 31037

Step-4: Factors of 62078

List of positive integer factors of 62078 that divides 62074 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31039

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62074 and 62078. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62074 and 62078 is 2.

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