What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59244 and 59261?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59244 and 59261 is 1.

GCF(59244,59261) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59244 and 59261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59244 and 59261.

How to find the GCF of 59244 and 59261?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59244 and 59261. After we will calculate the factors of 59244 and 59261 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 59261

Prime factors of 59261 are 19, 3119. Prime factorization of 59261 in exponential form is:

59261 = 19¹ × 3119¹

Step-3: Factors of 59244

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 59261

List of positive integer factors of 59261 that divides 59244 without a remainder.

1, 19, 3119

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59244 and 59261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59244 and 59261 is 1.

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