What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59241 and 59255?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59241 and 59255 is 7.

GCF(59241,59255) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59241 and 59255, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59241 and 59255.

How to find the GCF of 59241 and 59255?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59241 and 59255. After we will calculate the factors of 59241 and 59255 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59241

Prime factors of 59241 are 3, 7, 13, 31. Prime factorization of 59241 in exponential form is:

59241 = 3¹ × 7² × 13¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59255

Prime factors of 59255 are 5, 7, 1693. Prime factorization of 59255 in exponential form is:

59255 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 1693¹

Step-3: Factors of 59241

List of positive integer factors of 59241 that divides 59241 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 31, 39, 49, 91, 93, 147, 217, 273, 403, 637, 651, 1209, 1519, 1911, 2821, 4557, 8463, 19747

Step-4: Factors of 59255

List of positive integer factors of 59255 that divides 59241 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 1693, 8465, 11851

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59241 and 59255. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59241 and 59255 is 7.

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