What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62870 and 62884?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62870 and 62884 is 2.

GCF(62870,62884) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62870 and 62884, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62870 and 62884.

How to find the GCF of 62870 and 62884?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62870 and 62884. After we will calculate the factors of 62870 and 62884 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62870

Prime factors of 62870 are 2, 5, 6287. Prime factorization of 62870 in exponential form is:

62870 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 6287¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62884

Prime factors of 62884 are 2, 79, 199. Prime factorization of 62884 in exponential form is:

62884 = 2² × 79¹ × 199¹

Step-3: Factors of 62870

List of positive integer factors of 62870 that divides 62870 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 6287, 12574, 31435

Step-4: Factors of 62884

List of positive integer factors of 62884 that divides 62870 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 79, 158, 199, 316, 398, 796, 15721, 31442

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62870 and 62884. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62870 and 62884 is 2.

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