What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58494 and 58498?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58494 and 58498 is 2.

GCF(58494,58498) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58494 and 58498, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58494 and 58498.

How to find the GCF of 58494 and 58498?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58494 and 58498. After we will calculate the factors of 58494 and 58498 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58494

Prime factors of 58494 are 2, 3, 9749. Prime factorization of 58494 in exponential form is:

58494 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9749¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58498

Prime factors of 58498 are 2, 11, 2659. Prime factorization of 58498 in exponential form is:

58498 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2659¹

Step-3: Factors of 58494

List of positive integer factors of 58494 that divides 58494 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9749, 19498, 29247

Step-4: Factors of 58498

List of positive integer factors of 58498 that divides 58494 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 2659, 5318, 29249

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58494 and 58498. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58494 and 58498 is 2.

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