What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59252 and 59266?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59252 and 59266 is 2.

GCF(59252,59266) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59252 and 59266, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59252 and 59266.

How to find the GCF of 59252 and 59266?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59252 and 59266. After we will calculate the factors of 59252 and 59266 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 59266

Prime factors of 59266 are 2, 29633. Prime factorization of 59266 in exponential form is:

59266 = 2¹ × 29633¹

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 59266

List of positive integer factors of 59266 that divides 59252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29633

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59252 and 59266. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59252 and 59266 is 2.

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