What is the Greatest Common Factor of 42598 and 42608?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42598 and 42608 is 2.

GCF(42598,42608) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 42598 and 42608, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 42598 and 42608.

How to find the GCF of 42598 and 42608?

We will first find the prime factorization of 42598 and 42608. After we will calculate the factors of 42598 and 42608 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 42598

Prime factors of 42598 are 2, 19, 59. Prime factorization of 42598 in exponential form is:

42598 = 2¹ × 19² × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 42608

Prime factors of 42608 are 2, 2663. Prime factorization of 42608 in exponential form is:

42608 = 2⁴ × 2663¹

Step-3: Factors of 42598

List of positive integer factors of 42598 that divides 42598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 59, 118, 361, 722, 1121, 2242, 21299

Step-4: Factors of 42608

List of positive integer factors of 42608 that divides 42598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 2663, 5326, 10652, 21304

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 42598 and 42608. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42598 and 42608 is 2.

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