What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58540 and 58546?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58540 and 58546 is 2.

GCF(58540,58546) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58540 and 58546, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58540 and 58546.

How to find the GCF of 58540 and 58546?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58540 and 58546. After we will calculate the factors of 58540 and 58546 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58540

Prime factors of 58540 are 2, 5, 2927. Prime factorization of 58540 in exponential form is:

58540 = 2² × 5¹ × 2927¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58546

Prime factors of 58546 are 2, 73, 401. Prime factorization of 58546 in exponential form is:

58546 = 2¹ × 73¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 58540

List of positive integer factors of 58540 that divides 58540 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2927, 5854, 11708, 14635, 29270

Step-4: Factors of 58546

List of positive integer factors of 58546 that divides 58540 without a remainder.

1, 2, 73, 146, 401, 802, 29273

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58540 and 58546. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58540 and 58546 is 2.

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