What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58966 and 58978?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58966 and 58978 is 2.

GCF(58966,58978) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58966 and 58978, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58966 and 58978.

How to find the GCF of 58966 and 58978?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58966 and 58978. After we will calculate the factors of 58966 and 58978 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 58978

Prime factors of 58978 are 2, 37, 797. Prime factorization of 58978 in exponential form is:

58978 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 797¹

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 58978

List of positive integer factors of 58978 that divides 58966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 797, 1594, 29489

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58966 and 58978. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58966 and 58978 is 2.

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