What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58042 and 58060?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58042 and 58060 is 2.

GCF(58042,58060) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58042 and 58060, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58042 and 58060.

How to find the GCF of 58042 and 58060?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58042 and 58060. After we will calculate the factors of 58042 and 58060 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58042

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

58042 = 2¹ × 29021¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58060

Prime factors of 58060 are 2, 5, 2903. Prime factorization of 58060 in exponential form is:

58060 = 2² × 5¹ × 2903¹

Step-3: Factors of 58042

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

1, 2, 29021

Step-4: Factors of 58060

List of positive integer factors of 58060 that divides 58042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2903, 5806, 11612, 14515, 29030

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58042 and 58060. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58042 and 58060 is 2.

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