What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62630 and 62642?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62630 and 62642 is 2.

GCF(62630,62642) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62630 and 62642, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62630 and 62642.

How to find the GCF of 62630 and 62642?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62630 and 62642. After we will calculate the factors of 62630 and 62642 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62630

Prime factors of 62630 are 2, 5, 6263. Prime factorization of 62630 in exponential form is:

62630 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 6263¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62642

Prime factors of 62642 are 2, 31321. Prime factorization of 62642 in exponential form is:

62642 = 2¹ × 31321¹

Step-3: Factors of 62630

List of positive integer factors of 62630 that divides 62630 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 6263, 12526, 31315

Step-4: Factors of 62642

List of positive integer factors of 62642 that divides 62630 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31321

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62630 and 62642. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62630 and 62642 is 2.

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