What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59278 and 59288?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59278 and 59288 is 2.

GCF(59278,59288) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59278 and 59288, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59278 and 59288.

How to find the GCF of 59278 and 59288?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59278 and 59288. After we will calculate the factors of 59278 and 59288 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59278

Prime factors of 59278 are 2, 107, 277. Prime factorization of 59278 in exponential form is:

59278 = 2¹ × 107¹ × 277¹

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 59278

List of positive integer factors of 59278 that divides 59278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 107, 214, 277, 554, 29639

Step-4: Factors of 59288

List of positive integer factors of 59288 that divides 59278 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59278 and 59288. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59278 and 59288 is 2.

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