What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58942 and 58948?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58942 and 58948 is 2.

GCF(58942,58948) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58942 and 58948, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58942 and 58948.

How to find the GCF of 58942 and 58948?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58942 and 58948. After we will calculate the factors of 58942 and 58948 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58942

Prime factors of 58942 are 2, 13, 2267. Prime factorization of 58942 in exponential form is:

58942 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2267¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58948

Prime factors of 58948 are 2, 14737. Prime factorization of 58948 in exponential form is:

58948 = 2² × 14737¹

Step-3: Factors of 58942

List of positive integer factors of 58942 that divides 58942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 2267, 4534, 29471

Step-4: Factors of 58948

List of positive integer factors of 58948 that divides 58942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14737, 29474

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58942 and 58948. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58942 and 58948 is 2.

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