What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58572 and 58588?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58572 and 58588 is 4.

GCF(58572,58588) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58572 and 58588, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58572 and 58588.

How to find the GCF of 58572 and 58588?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58572 and 58588. After we will calculate the factors of 58572 and 58588 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58572

Prime factors of 58572 are 2, 3, 1627. Prime factorization of 58572 in exponential form is:

58572 = 2² × 3² × 1627¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58588

Prime factors of 58588 are 2, 97, 151. Prime factorization of 58588 in exponential form is:

58588 = 2² × 97¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 58572

List of positive integer factors of 58572 that divides 58572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1627, 3254, 4881, 6508, 9762, 14643, 19524, 29286

Step-4: Factors of 58588

List of positive integer factors of 58588 that divides 58572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 97, 151, 194, 302, 388, 604, 14647, 29294

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58572 and 58588. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58572 and 58588 is 4.

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