What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59078 and 59086?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59078 and 59086 is 2.

GCF(59078,59086) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59078 and 59086, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59078 and 59086.

How to find the GCF of 59078 and 59086?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59078 and 59086. After we will calculate the factors of 59078 and 59086 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59078

Prime factors of 59078 are 2, 109, 271. Prime factorization of 59078 in exponential form is:

59078 = 2¹ × 109¹ × 271¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59086

Prime factors of 59086 are 2, 31, 953. Prime factorization of 59086 in exponential form is:

59086 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 953¹

Step-3: Factors of 59078

List of positive integer factors of 59078 that divides 59078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 109, 218, 271, 542, 29539

Step-4: Factors of 59086

List of positive integer factors of 59086 that divides 59078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 953, 1906, 29543

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59078 and 59086. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59078 and 59086 is 2.

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