What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59212 and 59218?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59212 and 59218 is 2.

GCF(59212,59218) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59212 and 59218, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59212 and 59218.

How to find the GCF of 59212 and 59218?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59212 and 59218. After we will calculate the factors of 59212 and 59218 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59212

Prime factors of 59212 are 2, 113, 131. Prime factorization of 59212 in exponential form is:

59212 = 2² × 113¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59218

Prime factors of 59218 are 2, 29, 1021. Prime factorization of 59218 in exponential form is:

59218 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1021¹

Step-3: Factors of 59212

List of positive integer factors of 59212 that divides 59212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 113, 131, 226, 262, 452, 524, 14803, 29606

Step-4: Factors of 59218

List of positive integer factors of 59218 that divides 59212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 1021, 2042, 29609

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59212 and 59218. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59212 and 59218 is 2.

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