What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58162 and 58172?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58162 and 58172 is 2.

GCF(58162,58172) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58162 and 58172, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58162 and 58172.

How to find the GCF of 58162 and 58172?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58162 and 58172. After we will calculate the factors of 58162 and 58172 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58162

Prime factors of 58162 are 2, 13, 2237. Prime factorization of 58162 in exponential form is:

58162 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2237¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58172

Prime factors of 58172 are 2, 14543. Prime factorization of 58172 in exponential form is:

58172 = 2² × 14543¹

Step-3: Factors of 58162

List of positive integer factors of 58162 that divides 58162 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 2237, 4474, 29081

Step-4: Factors of 58172

List of positive integer factors of 58172 that divides 58162 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14543, 29086

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58162 and 58172. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58162 and 58172 is 2.

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