What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59246 and 59258?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59246 and 59258 is 2.

GCF(59246,59258) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59246 and 59258, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59246 and 59258.

How to find the GCF of 59246 and 59258?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59246 and 59258. After we will calculate the factors of 59246 and 59258 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 59258

Prime factors of 59258 are 2, 29629. Prime factorization of 59258 in exponential form is:

59258 = 2¹ × 29629¹

Step-3: Factors of 59246

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 59258

List of positive integer factors of 59258 that divides 59246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29629

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59246 and 59258. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59246 and 59258 is 2.

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