What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62142 and 62162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62142 and 62162 is 2.

GCF(62142,62162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62142 and 62162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62142 and 62162.

How to find the GCF of 62142 and 62162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62142 and 62162. After we will calculate the factors of 62142 and 62162 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 62162

Prime factors of 62162 are 2, 31081. Prime factorization of 62162 in exponential form is:

62162 = 2¹ × 31081¹

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 62162

List of positive integer factors of 62162 that divides 62142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31081

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62142 and 62162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62142 and 62162 is 2.

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