What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62442 and 62452?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62442 and 62452 is 2.

GCF(62442,62452) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62442 and 62452, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62442 and 62452.

How to find the GCF of 62442 and 62452?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62442 and 62452. After we will calculate the factors of 62442 and 62452 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 62452

Prime factors of 62452 are 2, 13, 1201. Prime factorization of 62452 in exponential form is:

62452 = 2² × 13¹ × 1201¹

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 62452

List of positive integer factors of 62452 that divides 62442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 1201, 2402, 4804, 15613, 31226

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62442 and 62452. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62442 and 62452 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 62442 and 62452