What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58336 and 58342?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58336 and 58342 is 2.

GCF(58336,58342) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58336 and 58342, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58336 and 58342.

How to find the GCF of 58336 and 58342?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58336 and 58342. After we will calculate the factors of 58336 and 58342 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58336

Prime factors of 58336 are 2, 1823. Prime factorization of 58336 in exponential form is:

58336 = 2⁵ × 1823¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58342

Prime factors of 58342 are 2, 31, 941. Prime factorization of 58342 in exponential form is:

58342 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 941¹

Step-3: Factors of 58336

List of positive integer factors of 58336 that divides 58336 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 1823, 3646, 7292, 14584, 29168

Step-4: Factors of 58342

List of positive integer factors of 58342 that divides 58336 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 941, 1882, 29171

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58336 and 58342. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58336 and 58342 is 2.

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