What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62991 and 62997?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62991 and 62997 is 3.

GCF(62991,62997) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62991 and 62997, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62991 and 62997.

How to find the GCF of 62991 and 62997?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62991 and 62997. After we will calculate the factors of 62991 and 62997 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62991

Prime factors of 62991 are 3, 2333. Prime factorization of 62991 in exponential form is:

62991 = 3³ × 2333¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62997

Prime factors of 62997 are 3, 11, 23, 83. Prime factorization of 62997 in exponential form is:

62997 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 62991

List of positive integer factors of 62991 that divides 62991 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 2333, 6999, 20997

Step-4: Factors of 62997

List of positive integer factors of 62997 that divides 62991 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 23, 33, 69, 83, 249, 253, 759, 913, 1909, 2739, 5727, 20999

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62991 and 62997. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62991 and 62997 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 62991 and 62997