What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62968 and 62975?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62968 and 62975 is 1.

GCF(62968,62975) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62968 and 62975, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62968 and 62975.

How to find the GCF of 62968 and 62975?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62968 and 62975. After we will calculate the factors of 62968 and 62975 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62968

Prime factors of 62968 are 2, 17, 463. Prime factorization of 62968 in exponential form is:

62968 = 2³ × 17¹ × 463¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62975

Prime factors of 62975 are 5, 11, 229. Prime factorization of 62975 in exponential form is:

62975 = 5² × 11¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 62968

List of positive integer factors of 62968 that divides 62968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 17, 34, 68, 136, 463, 926, 1852, 3704, 7871, 15742, 31484

Step-4: Factors of 62975

List of positive integer factors of 62975 that divides 62968 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 25, 55, 229, 275, 1145, 2519, 5725, 12595

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62968 and 62975. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62968 and 62975 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 62968 and 62975