What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58 and 63?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58 and 63 is 1.

GCF(58,63) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58 and 63, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58 and 63.

How to find the GCF of 58 and 63?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58 and 63. After we will calculate the factors of 58 and 63 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58

Prime factors of 58 are 2, 29. Prime factorization of 58 in exponential form is:

58 = 2¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 63

Prime factors of 63 are 3, 7. Prime factorization of 63 in exponential form is:

63 = 3² × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 58

List of positive integer factors of 58 that divides 58 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29

Step-4: Factors of 63

List of positive integer factors of 63 that divides 58 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58 and 63. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58 and 63 is 1.

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