What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58991 and 58998?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58991 and 58998 is 1.

GCF(58991,58998) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58991 and 58998, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58991 and 58998.

How to find the GCF of 58991 and 58998?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58991 and 58998. After we will calculate the factors of 58991 and 58998 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58991

Prime factors of 58991 are 58991. Prime factorization of 58991 in exponential form is:

58991 = 58991¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58998

Prime factors of 58998 are 2, 3, 9833. Prime factorization of 58998 in exponential form is:

58998 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9833¹

Step-3: Factors of 58991

List of positive integer factors of 58991 that divides 58991 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 58998

List of positive integer factors of 58998 that divides 58991 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9833, 19666, 29499

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58991 and 58998. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58991 and 58998 is 1.

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