What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62859 and 62865?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62859 and 62865 is 3.

GCF(62859,62865) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62859 and 62865, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62859 and 62865.

How to find the GCF of 62859 and 62865?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62859 and 62865. After we will calculate the factors of 62859 and 62865 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62859

Prime factors of 62859 are 3, 23, 911. Prime factorization of 62859 in exponential form is:

62859 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 911¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62865

Prime factors of 62865 are 3, 5, 11, 127. Prime factorization of 62865 in exponential form is:

62865 = 3² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 62859

List of positive integer factors of 62859 that divides 62859 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 911, 2733, 20953

Step-4: Factors of 62865

List of positive integer factors of 62865 that divides 62859 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 33, 45, 55, 99, 127, 165, 381, 495, 635, 1143, 1397, 1905, 4191, 5715, 6985, 12573, 20955

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62859 and 62865. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62859 and 62865 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 62859 and 62865