What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58698 and 58706?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58698 and 58706 is 2.

GCF(58698,58706) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58698 and 58706, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58698 and 58706.

How to find the GCF of 58698 and 58706?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58698 and 58706. After we will calculate the factors of 58698 and 58706 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58698

Prime factors of 58698 are 2, 3, 1087. Prime factorization of 58698 in exponential form is:

58698 = 2¹ × 3³ × 1087¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58706

Prime factors of 58706 are 2, 149, 197. Prime factorization of 58706 in exponential form is:

58706 = 2¹ × 149¹ × 197¹

Step-3: Factors of 58698

List of positive integer factors of 58698 that divides 58698 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 1087, 2174, 3261, 6522, 9783, 19566, 29349

Step-4: Factors of 58706

List of positive integer factors of 58706 that divides 58698 without a remainder.

1, 2, 149, 197, 298, 394, 29353

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58698 and 58706. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58698 and 58706 is 2.

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