What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58878 and 58886?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58878 and 58886 is 2.

GCF(58878,58886) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58878 and 58886, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58878 and 58886.

How to find the GCF of 58878 and 58886?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58878 and 58886. After we will calculate the factors of 58878 and 58886 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 58886

Prime factors of 58886 are 2, 29443. Prime factorization of 58886 in exponential form is:

58886 = 2¹ × 29443¹

Step-3: Factors of 58878

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 58886

List of positive integer factors of 58886 that divides 58878 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29443

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58878 and 58886. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58878 and 58886 is 2.

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