What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58012 and 58018?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58012 and 58018 is 2.

GCF(58012,58018) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58012 and 58018, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58012 and 58018.

How to find the GCF of 58012 and 58018?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58012 and 58018. After we will calculate the factors of 58012 and 58018 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58012

Prime factors of 58012 are 2, 14503. Prime factorization of 58012 in exponential form is:

58012 = 2² × 14503¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58018

Prime factors of 58018 are 2, 29009. Prime factorization of 58018 in exponential form is:

58018 = 2¹ × 29009¹

Step-3: Factors of 58012

List of positive integer factors of 58012 that divides 58012 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14503, 29006

Step-4: Factors of 58018

List of positive integer factors of 58018 that divides 58012 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29009

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58012 and 58018. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58012 and 58018 is 2.

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