What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62858 and 62878?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62858 and 62878 is 2.

GCF(62858,62878) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62858 and 62878, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62858 and 62878.

How to find the GCF of 62858 and 62878?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62858 and 62878. After we will calculate the factors of 62858 and 62878 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62858

Prime factors of 62858 are 2, 53, 593. Prime factorization of 62858 in exponential form is:

62858 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62878

Prime factors of 62878 are 2, 149, 211. Prime factorization of 62878 in exponential form is:

62878 = 2¹ × 149¹ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 62858

List of positive integer factors of 62858 that divides 62858 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 593, 1186, 31429

Step-4: Factors of 62878

List of positive integer factors of 62878 that divides 62858 without a remainder.

1, 2, 149, 211, 298, 422, 31439

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62858 and 62878. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62858 and 62878 is 2.

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