What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62261 and 62279?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62261 and 62279 is 1.

GCF(62261,62279) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62261 and 62279, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62261 and 62279.

How to find the GCF of 62261 and 62279?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62261 and 62279. After we will calculate the factors of 62261 and 62279 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62261

Prime factors of 62261 are 23, 2707. Prime factorization of 62261 in exponential form is:

62261 = 23¹ × 2707¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62279

Prime factors of 62279 are 7, 31, 41. Prime factorization of 62279 in exponential form is:

62279 = 7² × 31¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 62261

List of positive integer factors of 62261 that divides 62261 without a remainder.

1, 23, 2707

Step-4: Factors of 62279

List of positive integer factors of 62279 that divides 62261 without a remainder.

1, 7, 31, 41, 49, 217, 287, 1271, 1519, 2009, 8897

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62261 and 62279. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62261 and 62279 is 1.

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