What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59161 and 59172?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59161 and 59172 is 1.

GCF(59161,59172) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59161 and 59172, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59161 and 59172.

How to find the GCF of 59161 and 59172?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59161 and 59172. After we will calculate the factors of 59161 and 59172 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59161

Prime factors of 59161 are 67, 883. Prime factorization of 59161 in exponential form is:

59161 = 67¹ × 883¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59172

Prime factors of 59172 are 2, 3, 4931. Prime factorization of 59172 in exponential form is:

59172 = 2² × 3¹ × 4931¹

Step-3: Factors of 59161

List of positive integer factors of 59161 that divides 59161 without a remainder.

1, 67, 883

Step-4: Factors of 59172

List of positive integer factors of 59172 that divides 59161 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4931, 9862, 14793, 19724, 29586

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59161 and 59172. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59161 and 59172 is 1.

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