What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59221 and 59236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59221 and 59236 is 1.

GCF(59221,59236) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59221 and 59236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59221 and 59236.

How to find the GCF of 59221 and 59236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59221 and 59236. After we will calculate the factors of 59221 and 59236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59221

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

59221 = 59221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59236

Prime factors of 59236 are 2, 59, 251. Prime factorization of 59236 in exponential form is:

59236 = 2² × 59¹ × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 59221

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

Step-4: Factors of 59236

List of positive integer factors of 59236 that divides 59221 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 59, 118, 236, 251, 502, 1004, 14809, 29618

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59221 and 59236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59221 and 59236 is 1.

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