What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62542 and 62558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62542 and 62558 is 2.

GCF(62542,62558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62542 and 62558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62542 and 62558.

How to find the GCF of 62542 and 62558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62542 and 62558. After we will calculate the factors of 62542 and 62558 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62542

Prime factors of 62542 are 2, 31271. Prime factorization of 62542 in exponential form is:

62542 = 2¹ × 31271¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62558

Prime factors of 62558 are 2, 31, 1009. Prime factorization of 62558 in exponential form is:

62558 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 1009¹

Step-3: Factors of 62542

List of positive integer factors of 62542 that divides 62542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31271

Step-4: Factors of 62558

List of positive integer factors of 62558 that divides 62542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 1009, 2018, 31279

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62542 and 62558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62542 and 62558 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 62542 and 62558