What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59223 and 59242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59223 and 59242 is 19.

GCF(59223,59242) = 19

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59223 and 59242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59223 and 59242.

How to find the GCF of 59223 and 59242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59223 and 59242. After we will calculate the factors of 59223 and 59242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59223

Prime factors of 59223 are 3, 19, 1039. Prime factorization of 59223 in exponential form is:

59223 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 1039¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59242

Prime factors of 59242 are 2, 19, 1559. Prime factorization of 59242 in exponential form is:

59242 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1559¹

Step-3: Factors of 59223

List of positive integer factors of 59223 that divides 59223 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 1039, 3117, 19741

Step-4: Factors of 59242

List of positive integer factors of 59242 that divides 59223 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 1559, 3118, 29621

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59223 and 59242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59223 and 59242 is 19.

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