What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62540 and 62555?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62540 and 62555 is 5.

GCF(62540,62555) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62540 and 62555, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62540 and 62555.

How to find the GCF of 62540 and 62555?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62540 and 62555. After we will calculate the factors of 62540 and 62555 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62540

Prime factors of 62540 are 2, 5, 53, 59. Prime factorization of 62540 in exponential form is:

62540 = 2² × 5¹ × 53¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62555

Prime factors of 62555 are 5, 12511. Prime factorization of 62555 in exponential form is:

62555 = 5¹ × 12511¹

Step-3: Factors of 62540

List of positive integer factors of 62540 that divides 62540 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 53, 59, 106, 118, 212, 236, 265, 295, 530, 590, 1060, 1180, 3127, 6254, 12508, 15635, 31270

Step-4: Factors of 62555

List of positive integer factors of 62555 that divides 62540 without a remainder.

1, 5, 12511

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62540 and 62555. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62540 and 62555 is 5.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 62540 and 62555