What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62835 and 62850?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62835 and 62850 is 15.

GCF(62835,62850) = 15

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62835 and 62850, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62835 and 62850.

How to find the GCF of 62835 and 62850?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62835 and 62850. After we will calculate the factors of 62835 and 62850 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62835

Prime factors of 62835 are 3, 5, 59, 71. Prime factorization of 62835 in exponential form is:

62835 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 59¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62850

Prime factors of 62850 are 2, 3, 5, 419. Prime factorization of 62850 in exponential form is:

62850 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 419¹

Step-3: Factors of 62835

List of positive integer factors of 62835 that divides 62835 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 59, 71, 177, 213, 295, 355, 885, 1065, 4189, 12567, 20945

Step-4: Factors of 62850

List of positive integer factors of 62850 that divides 62835 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 50, 75, 150, 419, 838, 1257, 2095, 2514, 4190, 6285, 10475, 12570, 20950, 31425

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62835 and 62850. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62835 and 62850 is 15.

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