What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58996 and 59012?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58996 and 59012 is 4.

GCF(58996,59012) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58996 and 59012, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58996 and 59012.

How to find the GCF of 58996 and 59012?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58996 and 59012. After we will calculate the factors of 58996 and 59012 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58996

Prime factors of 58996 are 2, 7, 43. Prime factorization of 58996 in exponential form is:

58996 = 2² × 7³ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59012

Prime factors of 59012 are 2, 14753. Prime factorization of 59012 in exponential form is:

59012 = 2² × 14753¹

Step-3: Factors of 58996

List of positive integer factors of 58996 that divides 58996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 43, 49, 86, 98, 172, 196, 301, 343, 602, 686, 1204, 1372, 2107, 4214, 8428, 14749, 29498

Step-4: Factors of 59012

List of positive integer factors of 59012 that divides 58996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14753, 29506

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58996 and 59012. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58996 and 59012 is 4.

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