What is the Greatest Common Factor of 57898 and 57916?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 57898 and 57916 is 2.

GCF(57898,57916) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 57898 and 57916, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 57898 and 57916.

How to find the GCF of 57898 and 57916?

We will first find the prime factorization of 57898 and 57916. After we will calculate the factors of 57898 and 57916 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 57898

Prime factors of 57898 are 2, 28949. Prime factorization of 57898 in exponential form is:

57898 = 2¹ × 28949¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 57916

Prime factors of 57916 are 2, 14479. Prime factorization of 57916 in exponential form is:

57916 = 2² × 14479¹

Step-3: Factors of 57898

List of positive integer factors of 57898 that divides 57898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 28949

Step-4: Factors of 57916

List of positive integer factors of 57916 that divides 57898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14479, 28958

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 57898 and 57916. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 57898 and 57916 is 2.

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