What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58991 and 59008?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58991 and 59008 is 1.

GCF(58991,59008) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58991 and 59008, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58991 and 59008.

How to find the GCF of 58991 and 59008?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58991 and 59008. After we will calculate the factors of 58991 and 59008 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 59008

Prime factors of 59008 are 2, 461. Prime factorization of 59008 in exponential form is:

59008 = 2⁷ × 461¹

Step-3: Factors of 58991

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

Step-4: Factors of 59008

List of positive integer factors of 59008 that divides 58991 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 461, 922, 1844, 3688, 7376, 14752, 29504

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58991 and 59008. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58991 and 59008 is 1.

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