What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62856 and 62864?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62856 and 62864 is 8.

GCF(62856,62864) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62856 and 62864, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62856 and 62864.

How to find the GCF of 62856 and 62864?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62856 and 62864. After we will calculate the factors of 62856 and 62864 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62856

Prime factors of 62856 are 2, 3, 97. Prime factorization of 62856 in exponential form is:

62856 = 2³ × 3⁴ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62864

Prime factors of 62864 are 2, 3929. Prime factorization of 62864 in exponential form is:

62864 = 2⁴ × 3929¹

Step-3: Factors of 62856

List of positive integer factors of 62856 that divides 62856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 27, 36, 54, 72, 81, 97, 108, 162, 194, 216, 291, 324, 388, 582, 648, 776, 873, 1164, 1746, 2328, 2619, 3492, 5238, 6984, 7857, 10476, 15714, 20952, 31428

Step-4: Factors of 62864

List of positive integer factors of 62864 that divides 62856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 3929, 7858, 15716, 31432

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62856 and 62864. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62856 and 62864 is 8.

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