What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62258 and 62276?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62258 and 62276 is 2.

GCF(62258,62276) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62258 and 62276, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62258 and 62276.

How to find the GCF of 62258 and 62276?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62258 and 62276. After we will calculate the factors of 62258 and 62276 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62258

Prime factors of 62258 are 2, 7, 4447. Prime factorization of 62258 in exponential form is:

62258 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 4447¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62276

Prime factors of 62276 are 2, 15569. Prime factorization of 62276 in exponential form is:

62276 = 2² × 15569¹

Step-3: Factors of 62258

List of positive integer factors of 62258 that divides 62258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 4447, 8894, 31129

Step-4: Factors of 62276

List of positive integer factors of 62276 that divides 62258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 15569, 31138

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62258 and 62276. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62258 and 62276 is 2.

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