What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62862 and 62871?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62862 and 62871 is 3.

GCF(62862,62871) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62862 and 62871, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62862 and 62871.

How to find the GCF of 62862 and 62871?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62862 and 62871. After we will calculate the factors of 62862 and 62871 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 62871

Prime factors of 62871 are 3, 19, 1103. Prime factorization of 62871 in exponential form is:

62871 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 1103¹

Step-3: Factors of 62862

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 62871

List of positive integer factors of 62871 that divides 62862 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 1103, 3309, 20957

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62862 and 62871. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62862 and 62871 is 3.

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