What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59282 and 59298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59282 and 59298 is 2.

GCF(59282,59298) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59282 and 59298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59282 and 59298.

How to find the GCF of 59282 and 59298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59282 and 59298. After we will calculate the factors of 59282 and 59298 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59282

Prime factors of 59282 are 2, 29641. Prime factorization of 59282 in exponential form is:

59282 = 2¹ × 29641¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59298

Prime factors of 59298 are 2, 3, 9883. Prime factorization of 59298 in exponential form is:

59298 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9883¹

Step-3: Factors of 59282

List of positive integer factors of 59282 that divides 59282 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29641

Step-4: Factors of 59298

List of positive integer factors of 59298 that divides 59282 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9883, 19766, 29649

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59282 and 59298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59282 and 59298 is 2.

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