What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59468 and 59486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59468 and 59486 is 2.

GCF(59468,59486) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59468 and 59486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59468 and 59486.

How to find the GCF of 59468 and 59486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59468 and 59486. After we will calculate the factors of 59468 and 59486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59468

Prime factors of 59468 are 2, 14867. Prime factorization of 59468 in exponential form is:

59468 = 2² × 14867¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59486

Prime factors of 59486 are 2, 7, 607. Prime factorization of 59486 in exponential form is:

59486 = 2¹ × 7² × 607¹

Step-3: Factors of 59468

List of positive integer factors of 59468 that divides 59468 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14867, 29734

Step-4: Factors of 59486

List of positive integer factors of 59486 that divides 59468 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 607, 1214, 4249, 8498, 29743

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59468 and 59486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59468 and 59486 is 2.

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