What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59000 and 59018?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59000 and 59018 is 2.

GCF(59000,59018) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59000 and 59018, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59000 and 59018.

How to find the GCF of 59000 and 59018?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59000 and 59018. After we will calculate the factors of 59000 and 59018 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59000

Prime factors of 59000 are 2, 5, 59. Prime factorization of 59000 in exponential form is:

59000 = 2³ × 5³ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59018

Prime factors of 59018 are 2, 23, 1283. Prime factorization of 59018 in exponential form is:

59018 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1283¹

Step-3: Factors of 59000

List of positive integer factors of 59000 that divides 59000 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50, 59, 100, 118, 125, 200, 236, 250, 295, 472, 500, 590, 1000, 1180, 1475, 2360, 2950, 5900, 7375, 11800, 14750, 29500

Step-4: Factors of 59018

List of positive integer factors of 59018 that divides 59000 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1283, 2566, 29509

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59000 and 59018. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59000 and 59018 is 2.

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