What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58261 and 58278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58261 and 58278 is 1.

GCF(58261,58278) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58261 and 58278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58261 and 58278.

How to find the GCF of 58261 and 58278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58261 and 58278. After we will calculate the factors of 58261 and 58278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58261

Prime factors of 58261 are 7, 29, 41. Prime factorization of 58261 in exponential form is:

58261 = 7² × 29¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58278

Prime factors of 58278 are 2, 3, 11, 883. Prime factorization of 58278 in exponential form is:

58278 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 883¹

Step-3: Factors of 58261

List of positive integer factors of 58261 that divides 58261 without a remainder.

1, 7, 29, 41, 49, 203, 287, 1189, 1421, 2009, 8323

Step-4: Factors of 58278

List of positive integer factors of 58278 that divides 58261 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 883, 1766, 2649, 5298, 9713, 19426, 29139

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58261 and 58278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58261 and 58278 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 58261 and 58278