What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58966 and 58971?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58966 and 58971 is 1.

GCF(58966,58971) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58966 and 58971, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58966 and 58971.

How to find the GCF of 58966 and 58971?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58966 and 58971. After we will calculate the factors of 58966 and 58971 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58966

Prime factors of 58966 are 2, 29483. Prime factorization of 58966 in exponential form is:

58966 = 2¹ × 29483¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58971

Prime factors of 58971 are 3, 11, 1787. Prime factorization of 58971 in exponential form is:

58971 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1787¹

Step-3: Factors of 58966

List of positive integer factors of 58966 that divides 58966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29483

Step-4: Factors of 58971

List of positive integer factors of 58971 that divides 58966 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 1787, 5361, 19657

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58966 and 58971. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58966 and 58971 is 1.

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