What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58985 and 59005?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58985 and 59005 is 5.

GCF(58985,59005) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58985 and 59005, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58985 and 59005.

How to find the GCF of 58985 and 59005?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58985 and 59005. After we will calculate the factors of 58985 and 59005 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58985

Prime factors of 58985 are 5, 47, 251. Prime factorization of 58985 in exponential form is:

58985 = 5¹ × 47¹ × 251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59005

Prime factors of 59005 are 5, 11801. Prime factorization of 59005 in exponential form is:

59005 = 5¹ × 11801¹

Step-3: Factors of 58985

List of positive integer factors of 58985 that divides 58985 without a remainder.

1, 5, 47, 235, 251, 1255, 11797

Step-4: Factors of 59005

List of positive integer factors of 59005 that divides 58985 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11801

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58985 and 59005. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58985 and 59005 is 5.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 58985 and 59005