What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62857 and 62862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62857 and 62862 is 1.

GCF(62857,62862) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62857 and 62862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62857 and 62862.

How to find the GCF of 62857 and 62862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62857 and 62862. After we will calculate the factors of 62857 and 62862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62857

Prime factors of 62857 are 239, 263. Prime factorization of 62857 in exponential form is:

62857 = 239¹ × 263¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62862

Prime factors of 62862 are 2, 3, 10477. Prime factorization of 62862 in exponential form is:

62862 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 10477¹

Step-3: Factors of 62857

List of positive integer factors of 62857 that divides 62857 without a remainder.

1, 239, 263

Step-4: Factors of 62862

List of positive integer factors of 62862 that divides 62857 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 10477, 20954, 31431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62857 and 62862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62857 and 62862 is 1.

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