What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58979 and 58992?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58979 and 58992 is 1.

GCF(58979,58992) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58979 and 58992, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58979 and 58992.

How to find the GCF of 58979 and 58992?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58979 and 58992. After we will calculate the factors of 58979 and 58992 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58979

Prime factors of 58979 are 58979. Prime factorization of 58979 in exponential form is:

58979 = 58979¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58992

Prime factors of 58992 are 2, 3, 1229. Prime factorization of 58992 in exponential form is:

58992 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 1229¹

Step-3: Factors of 58979

List of positive integer factors of 58979 that divides 58979 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 58992

List of positive integer factors of 58992 that divides 58979 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 1229, 2458, 3687, 4916, 7374, 9832, 14748, 19664, 29496

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58979 and 58992. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58979 and 58992 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 58979 and 58992