What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62204 and 62218?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62204 and 62218 is 2.

GCF(62204,62218) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62204 and 62218, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62204 and 62218.

How to find the GCF of 62204 and 62218?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62204 and 62218. After we will calculate the factors of 62204 and 62218 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62204

Prime factors of 62204 are 2, 15551. Prime factorization of 62204 in exponential form is:

62204 = 2² × 15551¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62218

Prime factors of 62218 are 2, 13, 2393. Prime factorization of 62218 in exponential form is:

62218 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2393¹

Step-3: Factors of 62204

List of positive integer factors of 62204 that divides 62204 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 15551, 31102

Step-4: Factors of 62218

List of positive integer factors of 62218 that divides 62204 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 2393, 4786, 31109

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62204 and 62218. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62204 and 62218 is 2.

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