What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62325 and 62331?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62325 and 62331 is 3.

GCF(62325,62331) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62325 and 62331, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62325 and 62331.

How to find the GCF of 62325 and 62331?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62325 and 62331. After we will calculate the factors of 62325 and 62331 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62325

Prime factors of 62325 are 3, 5, 277. Prime factorization of 62325 in exponential form is:

62325 = 3² × 5² × 277¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62331

Prime factors of 62331 are 3, 79, 263. Prime factorization of 62331 in exponential form is:

62331 = 3¹ × 79¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 62325

List of positive integer factors of 62325 that divides 62325 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 25, 45, 75, 225, 277, 831, 1385, 2493, 4155, 6925, 12465, 20775

Step-4: Factors of 62331

List of positive integer factors of 62331 that divides 62325 without a remainder.

1, 3, 79, 237, 263, 789, 20777

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62325 and 62331. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62325 and 62331 is 3.

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