What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62538 and 62551?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62538 and 62551 is 1.

GCF(62538,62551) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62538 and 62551, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62538 and 62551.

How to find the GCF of 62538 and 62551?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62538 and 62551. After we will calculate the factors of 62538 and 62551 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62538

Prime factors of 62538 are 2, 3, 7, 1489. Prime factorization of 62538 in exponential form is:

62538 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1489¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62551

Prime factors of 62551 are 71, 881. Prime factorization of 62551 in exponential form is:

62551 = 71¹ × 881¹

Step-3: Factors of 62538

List of positive integer factors of 62538 that divides 62538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 1489, 2978, 4467, 8934, 10423, 20846, 31269

Step-4: Factors of 62551

List of positive integer factors of 62551 that divides 62538 without a remainder.

1, 71, 881

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62538 and 62551. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62538 and 62551 is 1.

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