What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58866 and 58878?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58866 and 58878 is 6.

GCF(58866,58878) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58866 and 58878, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58866 and 58878.

How to find the GCF of 58866 and 58878?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58866 and 58878. After we will calculate the factors of 58866 and 58878 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58866

Prime factors of 58866 are 2, 3, 9811. Prime factorization of 58866 in exponential form is:

58866 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9811¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58878

Prime factors of 58878 are 2, 3, 3271. Prime factorization of 58878 in exponential form is:

58878 = 2¹ × 3² × 3271¹

Step-3: Factors of 58866

List of positive integer factors of 58866 that divides 58866 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9811, 19622, 29433

Step-4: Factors of 58878

List of positive integer factors of 58878 that divides 58866 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 3271, 6542, 9813, 19626, 29439

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58866 and 58878. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58866 and 58878 is 6.

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