What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62540 and 62556?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62540 and 62556 is 4.

GCF(62540,62556) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62540 and 62556, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62540 and 62556.

How to find the GCF of 62540 and 62556?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62540 and 62556. After we will calculate the factors of 62540 and 62556 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 62556

Prime factors of 62556 are 2, 3, 13, 401. Prime factorization of 62556 in exponential form is:

62556 = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 401¹

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 62556

List of positive integer factors of 62556 that divides 62540 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 13, 26, 39, 52, 78, 156, 401, 802, 1203, 1604, 2406, 4812, 5213, 10426, 15639, 20852, 31278

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62540 and 62556. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62540 and 62556 is 4.

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