What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62211 and 62217?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62211 and 62217 is 3.

GCF(62211,62217) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62211 and 62217, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62211 and 62217.

How to find the GCF of 62211 and 62217?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62211 and 62217. After we will calculate the factors of 62211 and 62217 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62211

Prime factors of 62211 are 3, 89, 233. Prime factorization of 62211 in exponential form is:

62211 = 3¹ × 89¹ × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62217

Prime factors of 62217 are 3, 31, 223. Prime factorization of 62217 in exponential form is:

62217 = 3² × 31¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 62211

List of positive integer factors of 62211 that divides 62211 without a remainder.

1, 3, 89, 233, 267, 699, 20737

Step-4: Factors of 62217

List of positive integer factors of 62217 that divides 62211 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 31, 93, 223, 279, 669, 2007, 6913, 20739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62211 and 62217. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62211 and 62217 is 3.

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