What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58982 and 58993?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58982 and 58993 is 11.

GCF(58982,58993) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58982 and 58993, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58982 and 58993.

How to find the GCF of 58982 and 58993?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58982 and 58993. After we will calculate the factors of 58982 and 58993 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58982

Prime factors of 58982 are 2, 7, 11, 383. Prime factorization of 58982 in exponential form is:

58982 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 383¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58993

Prime factors of 58993 are 11, 31, 173. Prime factorization of 58993 in exponential form is:

58993 = 11¹ × 31¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 58982

List of positive integer factors of 58982 that divides 58982 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 11, 14, 22, 77, 154, 383, 766, 2681, 4213, 5362, 8426, 29491

Step-4: Factors of 58993

List of positive integer factors of 58993 that divides 58982 without a remainder.

1, 11, 31, 173, 341, 1903, 5363

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58982 and 58993. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58982 and 58993 is 11.

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