What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58852 and 58868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58852 and 58868 is 4.

GCF(58852,58868) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58852 and 58868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58852 and 58868.

How to find the GCF of 58852 and 58868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58852 and 58868. After we will calculate the factors of 58852 and 58868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58852

Prime factors of 58852 are 2, 14713. Prime factorization of 58852 in exponential form is:

58852 = 2² × 14713¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58868

Prime factors of 58868 are 2, 14717. Prime factorization of 58868 in exponential form is:

58868 = 2² × 14717¹

Step-3: Factors of 58852

List of positive integer factors of 58852 that divides 58852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14713, 29426

Step-4: Factors of 58868

List of positive integer factors of 58868 that divides 58852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14717, 29434

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58852 and 58868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58852 and 58868 is 4.

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