What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59028 and 59036?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59028 and 59036 is 4.

GCF(59028,59036) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59028 and 59036, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59028 and 59036.

How to find the GCF of 59028 and 59036?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59028 and 59036. After we will calculate the factors of 59028 and 59036 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59028

Prime factors of 59028 are 2, 3, 4919. Prime factorization of 59028 in exponential form is:

59028 = 2² × 3¹ × 4919¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59036

Prime factors of 59036 are 2, 14759. Prime factorization of 59036 in exponential form is:

59036 = 2² × 14759¹

Step-3: Factors of 59028

List of positive integer factors of 59028 that divides 59028 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4919, 9838, 14757, 19676, 29514

Step-4: Factors of 59036

List of positive integer factors of 59036 that divides 59028 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14759, 29518

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59028 and 59036. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59028 and 59036 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 59028 and 59036