What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59216 and 59221?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59216 and 59221 is 1.

GCF(59216,59221) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59216 and 59221, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59216 and 59221.

How to find the GCF of 59216 and 59221?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59216 and 59221. After we will calculate the factors of 59216 and 59221 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59216

Prime factors of 59216 are 2, 3701. Prime factorization of 59216 in exponential form is:

59216 = 2⁴ × 3701¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59221

Prime factors of 59221 are 59221. Prime factorization of 59221 in exponential form is:

59221 = 59221¹

Step-3: Factors of 59216

List of positive integer factors of 59216 that divides 59216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 3701, 7402, 14804, 29608

Step-4: Factors of 59221

List of positive integer factors of 59221 that divides 59216 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59216 and 59221. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59216 and 59221 is 1.

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