What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59440 and 59446?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59440 and 59446 is 2.

GCF(59440,59446) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59440 and 59446, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59440 and 59446.

How to find the GCF of 59440 and 59446?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59440 and 59446. After we will calculate the factors of 59440 and 59446 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59440

Prime factors of 59440 are 2, 5, 743. Prime factorization of 59440 in exponential form is:

59440 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 743¹

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 59440

List of positive integer factors of 59440 that divides 59440 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80, 743, 1486, 2972, 3715, 5944, 7430, 11888, 14860, 29720

Step-4: Factors of 59446

List of positive integer factors of 59446 that divides 59440 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29723

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59440 and 59446. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59440 and 59446 is 2.

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