What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59252 and 59256?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59252 and 59256 is 4.

GCF(59252,59256) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59252 and 59256, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59252 and 59256.

How to find the GCF of 59252 and 59256?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59252 and 59256. After we will calculate the factors of 59252 and 59256 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59252

Prime factors of 59252 are 2, 14813. Prime factorization of 59252 in exponential form is:

59252 = 2² × 14813¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59256

Prime factors of 59256 are 2, 3, 823. Prime factorization of 59256 in exponential form is:

59256 = 2³ × 3² × 823¹

Step-3: Factors of 59252

List of positive integer factors of 59252 that divides 59252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14813, 29626

Step-4: Factors of 59256

List of positive integer factors of 59256 that divides 59252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 823, 1646, 2469, 3292, 4938, 6584, 7407, 9876, 14814, 19752, 29628

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59252 and 59256. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59252 and 59256 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 59252 and 59256