What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58878 and 58887?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58878 and 58887 is 9.

GCF(58878,58887) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58878 and 58887, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58878 and 58887.

How to find the GCF of 58878 and 58887?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58878 and 58887. After we will calculate the factors of 58878 and 58887 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 58887

Prime factors of 58887 are 3, 727. Prime factorization of 58887 in exponential form is:

58887 = 3⁴ × 727¹

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 58887

List of positive integer factors of 58887 that divides 58878 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 727, 2181, 6543, 19629

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58878 and 58887. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58878 and 58887 is 9.

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