What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59240 and 59244?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59240 and 59244 is 4.

GCF(59240,59244) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59240 and 59244, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59240 and 59244.

How to find the GCF of 59240 and 59244?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59240 and 59244. After we will calculate the factors of 59240 and 59244 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59240

Prime factors of 59240 are 2, 5, 1481. Prime factorization of 59240 in exponential form is:

59240 = 2³ × 5¹ × 1481¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59244

Prime factors of 59244 are 2, 3, 4937. Prime factorization of 59244 in exponential form is:

59244 = 2² × 3¹ × 4937¹

Step-3: Factors of 59240

List of positive integer factors of 59240 that divides 59240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 1481, 2962, 5924, 7405, 11848, 14810, 29620

Step-4: Factors of 59244

List of positive integer factors of 59244 that divides 59240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4937, 9874, 14811, 19748, 29622

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59240 and 59244. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59240 and 59244 is 4.

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