What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59172 and 59181?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59172 and 59181 is 3.

GCF(59172,59181) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59172 and 59181, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59172 and 59181.

How to find the GCF of 59172 and 59181?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59172 and 59181. After we will calculate the factors of 59172 and 59181 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 59181

Prime factors of 59181 are 3, 19727. Prime factorization of 59181 in exponential form is:

59181 = 3¹ × 19727¹

Step-3: Factors of 59172

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 59181

List of positive integer factors of 59181 that divides 59172 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19727

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59172 and 59181. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59172 and 59181 is 3.

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