What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62872 and 62879?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62872 and 62879 is 1.

GCF(62872,62879) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62872 and 62879, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62872 and 62879.

How to find the GCF of 62872 and 62879?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62872 and 62879. After we will calculate the factors of 62872 and 62879 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62872

Prime factors of 62872 are 2, 29, 271. Prime factorization of 62872 in exponential form is:

62872 = 2³ × 29¹ × 271¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62879

Prime factors of 62879 are 227, 277. Prime factorization of 62879 in exponential form is:

62879 = 227¹ × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 62872

List of positive integer factors of 62872 that divides 62872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 29, 58, 116, 232, 271, 542, 1084, 2168, 7859, 15718, 31436

Step-4: Factors of 62879

List of positive integer factors of 62879 that divides 62872 without a remainder.

1, 227, 277

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62872 and 62879. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62872 and 62879 is 1.

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