What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62598 and 62602?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62598 and 62602 is 2.

GCF(62598,62602) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62598 and 62602, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62598 and 62602.

How to find the GCF of 62598 and 62602?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62598 and 62602. After we will calculate the factors of 62598 and 62602 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 62602

Prime factors of 62602 are 2, 113, 277. Prime factorization of 62602 in exponential form is:

62602 = 2¹ × 113¹ × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 62598

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 62602

List of positive integer factors of 62602 that divides 62598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 113, 226, 277, 554, 31301

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62598 and 62602. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62598 and 62602 is 2.

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