What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59214 and 59234?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59214 and 59234 is 2.

GCF(59214,59234) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59214 and 59234, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59214 and 59234.

How to find the GCF of 59214 and 59234?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59214 and 59234. After we will calculate the factors of 59214 and 59234 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59214

Prime factors of 59214 are 2, 3, 71, 139. Prime factorization of 59214 in exponential form is:

59214 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 71¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59234

Prime factors of 59234 are 2, 7, 4231. Prime factorization of 59234 in exponential form is:

59234 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 4231¹

Step-3: Factors of 59214

List of positive integer factors of 59214 that divides 59214 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 71, 139, 142, 213, 278, 417, 426, 834, 9869, 19738, 29607

Step-4: Factors of 59234

List of positive integer factors of 59234 that divides 59214 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 4231, 8462, 29617

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59214 and 59234. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59214 and 59234 is 2.

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