What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58542 and 58556?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58542 and 58556 is 2.

GCF(58542,58556) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58542 and 58556, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58542 and 58556.

How to find the GCF of 58542 and 58556?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58542 and 58556. After we will calculate the factors of 58542 and 58556 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58542

Prime factors of 58542 are 2, 3, 11, 887. Prime factorization of 58542 in exponential form is:

58542 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 887¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58556

Prime factors of 58556 are 2, 14639. Prime factorization of 58556 in exponential form is:

58556 = 2² × 14639¹

Step-3: Factors of 58542

List of positive integer factors of 58542 that divides 58542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 887, 1774, 2661, 5322, 9757, 19514, 29271

Step-4: Factors of 58556

List of positive integer factors of 58556 that divides 58542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14639, 29278

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58542 and 58556. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58542 and 58556 is 2.

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