What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59306 and 59318?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59306 and 59318 is 2.

GCF(59306,59318) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59306 and 59318, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59306 and 59318.

How to find the GCF of 59306 and 59318?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59306 and 59318. After we will calculate the factors of 59306 and 59318 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59306

Prime factors of 59306 are 2, 13, 2281. Prime factorization of 59306 in exponential form is:

59306 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59318

Prime factors of 59318 are 2, 7, 19, 223. Prime factorization of 59318 in exponential form is:

59318 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 59306

List of positive integer factors of 59306 that divides 59306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 2281, 4562, 29653

Step-4: Factors of 59318

List of positive integer factors of 59318 that divides 59306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 19, 38, 133, 223, 266, 446, 1561, 3122, 4237, 8474, 29659

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59306 and 59318. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59306 and 59318 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 59306 and 59318