What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62668 and 62686?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62668 and 62686 is 2.

GCF(62668,62686) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62668 and 62686, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62668 and 62686.

How to find the GCF of 62668 and 62686?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62668 and 62686. After we will calculate the factors of 62668 and 62686 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62668

Prime factors of 62668 are 2, 15667. Prime factorization of 62668 in exponential form is:

62668 = 2² × 15667¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62686

Prime factors of 62686 are 2, 13, 2411. Prime factorization of 62686 in exponential form is:

62686 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2411¹

Step-3: Factors of 62668

List of positive integer factors of 62668 that divides 62668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 15667, 31334

Step-4: Factors of 62686

List of positive integer factors of 62686 that divides 62668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 2411, 4822, 31343

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62668 and 62686. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62668 and 62686 is 2.

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