What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58598 and 58602?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58598 and 58602 is 2.

GCF(58598,58602) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58598 and 58602, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58598 and 58602.

How to find the GCF of 58598 and 58602?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58598 and 58602. After we will calculate the factors of 58598 and 58602 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58598

Prime factors of 58598 are 2, 83, 353. Prime factorization of 58598 in exponential form is:

58598 = 2¹ × 83¹ × 353¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58602

Prime factors of 58602 are 2, 3, 9767. Prime factorization of 58602 in exponential form is:

58602 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9767¹

Step-3: Factors of 58598

List of positive integer factors of 58598 that divides 58598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 83, 166, 353, 706, 29299

Step-4: Factors of 58602

List of positive integer factors of 58602 that divides 58598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9767, 19534, 29301

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58598 and 58602. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58598 and 58602 is 2.

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