What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62956 and 62962?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62956 and 62962 is 2.

GCF(62956,62962) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62956 and 62962, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62956 and 62962.

How to find the GCF of 62956 and 62962?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62956 and 62962. After we will calculate the factors of 62956 and 62962 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62956

Prime factors of 62956 are 2, 15739. Prime factorization of 62956 in exponential form is:

62956 = 2² × 15739¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62962

Prime factors of 62962 are 2, 31481. Prime factorization of 62962 in exponential form is:

62962 = 2¹ × 31481¹

Step-3: Factors of 62956

List of positive integer factors of 62956 that divides 62956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 15739, 31478

Step-4: Factors of 62962

List of positive integer factors of 62962 that divides 62956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31481

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62956 and 62962. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62956 and 62962 is 2.

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