What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59042 and 59050?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59042 and 59050 is 2.

GCF(59042,59050) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59042 and 59050, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59042 and 59050.

How to find the GCF of 59042 and 59050?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59042 and 59050. After we will calculate the factors of 59042 and 59050 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 59050

Prime factors of 59050 are 2, 5, 1181. Prime factorization of 59050 in exponential form is:

59050 = 2¹ × 5² × 1181¹

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 59050

List of positive integer factors of 59050 that divides 59042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 1181, 2362, 5905, 11810, 29525

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59042 and 59050. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59042 and 59050 is 2.

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