What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59257 and 59268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59257 and 59268 is 11.

GCF(59257,59268) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59257 and 59268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59257 and 59268.

How to find the GCF of 59257 and 59268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59257 and 59268. After we will calculate the factors of 59257 and 59268 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59257

Prime factors of 59257 are 11, 5387. Prime factorization of 59257 in exponential form is:

59257 = 11¹ × 5387¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59268

Prime factors of 59268 are 2, 3, 11, 449. Prime factorization of 59268 in exponential form is:

59268 = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 449¹

Step-3: Factors of 59257

List of positive integer factors of 59257 that divides 59257 without a remainder.

1, 11, 5387

Step-4: Factors of 59268

List of positive integer factors of 59268 that divides 59257 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 44, 66, 132, 449, 898, 1347, 1796, 2694, 4939, 5388, 9878, 14817, 19756, 29634

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59257 and 59268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59257 and 59268 is 11.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 59257 and 59268