What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62558 and 62572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62558 and 62572 is 2.

GCF(62558,62572) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62558 and 62572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62558 and 62572.

How to find the GCF of 62558 and 62572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62558 and 62572. After we will calculate the factors of 62558 and 62572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 62572

Prime factors of 62572 are 2, 15643. Prime factorization of 62572 in exponential form is:

62572 = 2² × 15643¹

Step-3: Factors of 62558

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 62572

List of positive integer factors of 62572 that divides 62558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 15643, 31286

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62558 and 62572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62558 and 62572 is 2.

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