What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62542 and 62562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62542 and 62562 is 2.

GCF(62542,62562) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62542 and 62562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62542 and 62562.

How to find the GCF of 62542 and 62562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62542 and 62562. After we will calculate the factors of 62542 and 62562 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 62562

Prime factors of 62562 are 2, 3, 10427. Prime factorization of 62562 in exponential form is:

62562 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 10427¹

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 62562

List of positive integer factors of 62562 that divides 62542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 10427, 20854, 31281

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62542 and 62562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62542 and 62562 is 2.

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