What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59272 and 59288?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59272 and 59288 is 8.

GCF(59272,59288) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59272 and 59288, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59272 and 59288.

How to find the GCF of 59272 and 59288?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59272 and 59288. After we will calculate the factors of 59272 and 59288 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59272

Prime factors of 59272 are 2, 31, 239. Prime factorization of 59272 in exponential form is:

59272 = 2³ × 31¹ × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59288

Prime factors of 59288 are 2, 7411. Prime factorization of 59288 in exponential form is:

59288 = 2³ × 7411¹

Step-3: Factors of 59272

List of positive integer factors of 59272 that divides 59272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 31, 62, 124, 239, 248, 478, 956, 1912, 7409, 14818, 29636

Step-4: Factors of 59288

List of positive integer factors of 59288 that divides 59272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 7411, 14822, 29644

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59272 and 59288. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59272 and 59288 is 8.

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