What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58028 and 58042?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58028 and 58042 is 2.

GCF(58028,58042) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58028 and 58042, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58028 and 58042.

How to find the GCF of 58028 and 58042?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58028 and 58042. After we will calculate the factors of 58028 and 58042 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58028

Prime factors of 58028 are 2, 89, 163. Prime factorization of 58028 in exponential form is:

58028 = 2² × 89¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58042

Prime factors of 58042 are 2, 29021. Prime factorization of 58042 in exponential form is:

58042 = 2¹ × 29021¹

Step-3: Factors of 58028

List of positive integer factors of 58028 that divides 58028 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 89, 163, 178, 326, 356, 652, 14507, 29014

Step-4: Factors of 58042

List of positive integer factors of 58042 that divides 58028 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29021

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58028 and 58042. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58028 and 58042 is 2.

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