What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62886 and 62900?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62886 and 62900 is 2.

GCF(62886,62900) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62886 and 62900, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62886 and 62900.

How to find the GCF of 62886 and 62900?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62886 and 62900. After we will calculate the factors of 62886 and 62900 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62886

Prime factors of 62886 are 2, 3, 47, 223. Prime factorization of 62886 in exponential form is:

62886 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 47¹ × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62900

Prime factors of 62900 are 2, 5, 17, 37. Prime factorization of 62900 in exponential form is:

62900 = 2² × 5² × 17¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 62886

List of positive integer factors of 62886 that divides 62886 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 47, 94, 141, 223, 282, 446, 669, 1338, 10481, 20962, 31443

Step-4: Factors of 62900

List of positive integer factors of 62900 that divides 62886 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 17, 20, 25, 34, 37, 50, 68, 74, 85, 100, 148, 170, 185, 340, 370, 425, 629, 740, 850, 925, 1258, 1700, 1850, 2516, 3145, 3700, 6290, 12580, 15725, 31450

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62886 and 62900. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62886 and 62900 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 62886 and 62900