What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62508 and 62518?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62508 and 62518 is 2.

GCF(62508,62518) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62508 and 62518, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62508 and 62518.

How to find the GCF of 62508 and 62518?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62508 and 62518. After we will calculate the factors of 62508 and 62518 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62508

Prime factors of 62508 are 2, 3, 5209. Prime factorization of 62508 in exponential form is:

62508 = 2² × 3¹ × 5209¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62518

Prime factors of 62518 are 2, 31259. Prime factorization of 62518 in exponential form is:

62518 = 2¹ × 31259¹

Step-3: Factors of 62508

List of positive integer factors of 62508 that divides 62508 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 5209, 10418, 15627, 20836, 31254

Step-4: Factors of 62518

List of positive integer factors of 62518 that divides 62508 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31259

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62508 and 62518. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62508 and 62518 is 2.

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