What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62584 and 62598?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62584 and 62598 is 2.

GCF(62584,62598) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62584 and 62598, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62584 and 62598.

How to find the GCF of 62584 and 62598?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62584 and 62598. After we will calculate the factors of 62584 and 62598 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62584

Prime factors of 62584 are 2, 7823. Prime factorization of 62584 in exponential form is:

62584 = 2³ × 7823¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62598

Prime factors of 62598 are 2, 3, 10433. Prime factorization of 62598 in exponential form is:

62598 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 10433¹

Step-3: Factors of 62584

List of positive integer factors of 62584 that divides 62584 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 7823, 15646, 31292

Step-4: Factors of 62598

List of positive integer factors of 62598 that divides 62584 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 10433, 20866, 31299

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62584 and 62598. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62584 and 62598 is 2.

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