What is the Greatest Common Factor of 57538 and 57542?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 57538 and 57542 is 2.

GCF(57538,57542) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 57538 and 57542, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 57538 and 57542.

How to find the GCF of 57538 and 57542?

We will first find the prime factorization of 57538 and 57542. After we will calculate the factors of 57538 and 57542 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 57538

Prime factors of 57538 are 2, 13, 2213. Prime factorization of 57538 in exponential form is:

57538 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2213¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 57542

Prime factors of 57542 are 2, 28771. Prime factorization of 57542 in exponential form is:

57542 = 2¹ × 28771¹

Step-3: Factors of 57538

List of positive integer factors of 57538 that divides 57538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 2213, 4426, 28769

Step-4: Factors of 57542

List of positive integer factors of 57542 that divides 57538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 28771

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 57538 and 57542. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 57538 and 57542 is 2.

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