What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20588 and 20598?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20588 and 20598 is 2.

GCF(20588,20598) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20588 and 20598, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20588 and 20598.

How to find the GCF of 20588 and 20598?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20588 and 20598. After we will calculate the factors of 20588 and 20598 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20588

Prime factors of 20588 are 2, 5147. Prime factorization of 20588 in exponential form is:

20588 = 2² × 5147¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20598

Prime factors of 20598 are 2, 3, 3433. Prime factorization of 20598 in exponential form is:

20598 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3433¹

Step-3: Factors of 20588

List of positive integer factors of 20588 that divides 20588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5147, 10294

Step-4: Factors of 20598

List of positive integer factors of 20598 that divides 20588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3433, 6866, 10299

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20588 and 20598. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20588 and 20598 is 2.

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