What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58372 and 58388?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58372 and 58388 is 4.

GCF(58372,58388) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58372 and 58388, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58372 and 58388.

How to find the GCF of 58372 and 58388?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58372 and 58388. After we will calculate the factors of 58372 and 58388 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58372

Prime factors of 58372 are 2, 14593. Prime factorization of 58372 in exponential form is:

58372 = 2² × 14593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58388

Prime factors of 58388 are 2, 11, 1327. Prime factorization of 58388 in exponential form is:

58388 = 2² × 11¹ × 1327¹

Step-3: Factors of 58372

List of positive integer factors of 58372 that divides 58372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14593, 29186

Step-4: Factors of 58388

List of positive integer factors of 58388 that divides 58372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 1327, 2654, 5308, 14597, 29194

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58372 and 58388. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58372 and 58388 is 4.

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