What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58472 and 58486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58472 and 58486 is 2.

GCF(58472,58486) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58472 and 58486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58472 and 58486.

How to find the GCF of 58472 and 58486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58472 and 58486. After we will calculate the factors of 58472 and 58486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58472

Prime factors of 58472 are 2, 7309. Prime factorization of 58472 in exponential form is:

58472 = 2³ × 7309¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58486

Prime factors of 58486 are 2, 29243. Prime factorization of 58486 in exponential form is:

58486 = 2¹ × 29243¹

Step-3: Factors of 58472

List of positive integer factors of 58472 that divides 58472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 7309, 14618, 29236

Step-4: Factors of 58486

List of positive integer factors of 58486 that divides 58472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29243

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58472 and 58486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58472 and 58486 is 2.

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