What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64962 and 64982?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64962 and 64982 is 2.

GCF(64962,64982) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64962 and 64982, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64962 and 64982.

How to find the GCF of 64962 and 64982?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64962 and 64982. After we will calculate the factors of 64962 and 64982 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64962

Prime factors of 64962 are 2, 3, 401. Prime factorization of 64962 in exponential form is:

64962 = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 401¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64982

Prime factors of 64982 are 2, 32491. Prime factorization of 64982 in exponential form is:

64982 = 2¹ × 32491¹

Step-3: Factors of 64962

List of positive integer factors of 64962 that divides 64962 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 81, 162, 401, 802, 1203, 2406, 3609, 7218, 10827, 21654, 32481

Step-4: Factors of 64982

List of positive integer factors of 64982 that divides 64962 without a remainder.

1, 2, 32491

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64962 and 64982. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64962 and 64982 is 2.

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