What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62442 and 62446?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62442 and 62446 is 2.

GCF(62442,62446) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62442 and 62446, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62442 and 62446.

How to find the GCF of 62442 and 62446?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62442 and 62446. After we will calculate the factors of 62442 and 62446 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62442

Prime factors of 62442 are 2, 3, 3469. Prime factorization of 62442 in exponential form is:

62442 = 2¹ × 3² × 3469¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62446

Prime factors of 62446 are 2, 31223. Prime factorization of 62446 in exponential form is:

62446 = 2¹ × 31223¹

Step-3: Factors of 62442

List of positive integer factors of 62442 that divides 62442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 3469, 6938, 10407, 20814, 31221

Step-4: Factors of 62446

List of positive integer factors of 62446 that divides 62442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62442 and 62446. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62442 and 62446 is 2.

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