What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62740 and 62749?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62740 and 62749 is 1.

GCF(62740,62749) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62740 and 62749, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62740 and 62749.

How to find the GCF of 62740 and 62749?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62740 and 62749. After we will calculate the factors of 62740 and 62749 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62740

Prime factors of 62740 are 2, 5, 3137. Prime factorization of 62740 in exponential form is:

62740 = 2² × 5¹ × 3137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62749

Prime factors of 62749 are 131, 479. Prime factorization of 62749 in exponential form is:

62749 = 131¹ × 479¹

Step-3: Factors of 62740

List of positive integer factors of 62740 that divides 62740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 3137, 6274, 12548, 15685, 31370

Step-4: Factors of 62749

List of positive integer factors of 62749 that divides 62740 without a remainder.

1, 131, 479

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62740 and 62749. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62740 and 62749 is 1.

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