What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62544 and 62558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62544 and 62558 is 2.

GCF(62544,62558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62544 and 62558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62544 and 62558.

How to find the GCF of 62544 and 62558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62544 and 62558. After we will calculate the factors of 62544 and 62558 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62544

Prime factors of 62544 are 2, 3, 1303. Prime factorization of 62544 in exponential form is:

62544 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 1303¹

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 62544

List of positive integer factors of 62544 that divides 62544 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 1303, 2606, 3909, 5212, 7818, 10424, 15636, 20848, 31272

Step-4: Factors of 62558

List of positive integer factors of 62558 that divides 62544 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62544 and 62558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62544 and 62558 is 2.

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