What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59460 and 59474?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59460 and 59474 is 2.

GCF(59460,59474) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59460 and 59474, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59460 and 59474.

How to find the GCF of 59460 and 59474?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59460 and 59474. After we will calculate the factors of 59460 and 59474 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59460

Prime factors of 59460 are 2, 3, 5, 991. Prime factorization of 59460 in exponential form is:

59460 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 991¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59474

Prime factors of 59474 are 2, 131, 227. Prime factorization of 59474 in exponential form is:

59474 = 2¹ × 131¹ × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 59460

List of positive integer factors of 59460 that divides 59460 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 991, 1982, 2973, 3964, 4955, 5946, 9910, 11892, 14865, 19820, 29730

Step-4: Factors of 59474

List of positive integer factors of 59474 that divides 59460 without a remainder.

1, 2, 131, 227, 262, 454, 29737

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59460 and 59474. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59460 and 59474 is 2.

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