What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59428 and 59446?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59428 and 59446 is 2.

GCF(59428,59446) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59428 and 59446, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59428 and 59446.

How to find the GCF of 59428 and 59446?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59428 and 59446. After we will calculate the factors of 59428 and 59446 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59428

Prime factors of 59428 are 2, 83, 179. Prime factorization of 59428 in exponential form is:

59428 = 2² × 83¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59446

Prime factors of 59446 are 2, 29723. Prime factorization of 59446 in exponential form is:

59446 = 2¹ × 29723¹

Step-3: Factors of 59428

List of positive integer factors of 59428 that divides 59428 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 83, 166, 179, 332, 358, 716, 14857, 29714

Step-4: Factors of 59446

List of positive integer factors of 59446 that divides 59428 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29723

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59428 and 59446. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59428 and 59446 is 2.

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