What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62142 and 62157?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62142 and 62157 is 3.

GCF(62142,62157) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62142 and 62157, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62142 and 62157.

How to find the GCF of 62142 and 62157?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62142 and 62157. After we will calculate the factors of 62142 and 62157 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62142

Prime factors of 62142 are 2, 3, 10357. Prime factorization of 62142 in exponential form is:

62142 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 10357¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62157

Prime factors of 62157 are 3, 20719. Prime factorization of 62157 in exponential form is:

62157 = 3¹ × 20719¹

Step-3: Factors of 62142

List of positive integer factors of 62142 that divides 62142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 10357, 20714, 31071

Step-4: Factors of 62157

List of positive integer factors of 62157 that divides 62142 without a remainder.

1, 3, 20719

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62142 and 62157. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62142 and 62157 is 3.

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