What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59042 and 59046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59042 and 59046 is 2.

GCF(59042,59046) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59042 and 59046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59042 and 59046.

How to find the GCF of 59042 and 59046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59042 and 59046. After we will calculate the factors of 59042 and 59046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59042

Prime factors of 59042 are 2, 53, 557. Prime factorization of 59042 in exponential form is:

59042 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 557¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59046

Prime factors of 59046 are 2, 3, 13, 757. Prime factorization of 59046 in exponential form is:

59046 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 757¹

Step-3: Factors of 59042

List of positive integer factors of 59042 that divides 59042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 557, 1114, 29521

Step-4: Factors of 59046

List of positive integer factors of 59046 that divides 59042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 78, 757, 1514, 2271, 4542, 9841, 19682, 29523

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59042 and 59046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59042 and 59046 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 59042 and 59046