What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59002 and 59012?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59002 and 59012 is 2.

GCF(59002,59012) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59002 and 59012, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59002 and 59012.

How to find the GCF of 59002 and 59012?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59002 and 59012. After we will calculate the factors of 59002 and 59012 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59002

Prime factors of 59002 are 2, 29501. Prime factorization of 59002 in exponential form is:

59002 = 2¹ × 29501¹

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 59002

List of positive integer factors of 59002 that divides 59002 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29501

Step-4: Factors of 59012

List of positive integer factors of 59012 that divides 59002 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14753, 29506

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59002 and 59012. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59002 and 59012 is 2.

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