What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58967 and 58978?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58967 and 58978 is 1.

GCF(58967,58978) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58967 and 58978, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58967 and 58978.

How to find the GCF of 58967 and 58978?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58967 and 58978. After we will calculate the factors of 58967 and 58978 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58967

Prime factors of 58967 are 58967. Prime factorization of 58967 in exponential form is:

58967 = 58967¹

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 58967

List of positive integer factors of 58967 that divides 58967 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 58978

List of positive integer factors of 58978 that divides 58967 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58967 and 58978. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58967 and 58978 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 58967 and 58978