What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62466 and 62486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62466 and 62486 is 2.

GCF(62466,62486) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62466 and 62486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62466 and 62486.

How to find the GCF of 62466 and 62486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62466 and 62486. After we will calculate the factors of 62466 and 62486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62466

Prime factors of 62466 are 2, 3, 29, 359. Prime factorization of 62466 in exponential form is:

62466 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 359¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62486

Prime factors of 62486 are 2, 157, 199. Prime factorization of 62486 in exponential form is:

62486 = 2¹ × 157¹ × 199¹

Step-3: Factors of 62466

List of positive integer factors of 62466 that divides 62466 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 29, 58, 87, 174, 359, 718, 1077, 2154, 10411, 20822, 31233

Step-4: Factors of 62486

List of positive integer factors of 62486 that divides 62466 without a remainder.

1, 2, 157, 199, 314, 398, 31243

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62466 and 62486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62466 and 62486 is 2.

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