What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59229 and 59246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59229 and 59246 is 1.

GCF(59229,59246) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59229 and 59246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59229 and 59246.

How to find the GCF of 59229 and 59246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59229 and 59246. After we will calculate the factors of 59229 and 59246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59229

Prime factors of 59229 are 3, 6581. Prime factorization of 59229 in exponential form is:

59229 = 3² × 6581¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59246

Prime factors of 59246 are 2, 11, 2693. Prime factorization of 59246 in exponential form is:

59246 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2693¹

Step-3: Factors of 59229

List of positive integer factors of 59229 that divides 59229 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 6581, 19743

Step-4: Factors of 59246

List of positive integer factors of 59246 that divides 59229 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 2693, 5386, 29623

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59229 and 59246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59229 and 59246 is 1.

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