What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62998 and 63006?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62998 and 63006 is 2.

GCF(62998,63006) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62998 and 63006, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62998 and 63006.

How to find the GCF of 62998 and 63006?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62998 and 63006. After we will calculate the factors of 62998 and 63006 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62998

Prime factors of 62998 are 2, 13, 2423. Prime factorization of 62998 in exponential form is:

62998 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2423¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 63006

Prime factors of 63006 are 2, 3, 10501. Prime factorization of 63006 in exponential form is:

63006 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 10501¹

Step-3: Factors of 62998

List of positive integer factors of 62998 that divides 62998 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 2423, 4846, 31499

Step-4: Factors of 63006

List of positive integer factors of 63006 that divides 62998 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 10501, 21002, 31503

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62998 and 63006. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62998 and 63006 is 2.

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