What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62990 and 62995?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62990 and 62995 is 5.

GCF(62990,62995) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62990 and 62995, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62990 and 62995.

How to find the GCF of 62990 and 62995?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62990 and 62995. After we will calculate the factors of 62990 and 62995 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62990

Prime factors of 62990 are 2, 5, 6299. Prime factorization of 62990 in exponential form is:

62990 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 6299¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62995

Prime factors of 62995 are 5, 43, 293. Prime factorization of 62995 in exponential form is:

62995 = 5¹ × 43¹ × 293¹

Step-3: Factors of 62990

List of positive integer factors of 62990 that divides 62990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 6299, 12598, 31495

Step-4: Factors of 62995

List of positive integer factors of 62995 that divides 62990 without a remainder.

1, 5, 43, 215, 293, 1465, 12599

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62990 and 62995. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62990 and 62995 is 5.

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