What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59501 and 59516?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59501 and 59516 is 1.

GCF(59501,59516) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59501 and 59516, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59501 and 59516.

How to find the GCF of 59501 and 59516?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59501 and 59516. After we will calculate the factors of 59501 and 59516 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59501

Prime factors of 59501 are 13, 23, 199. Prime factorization of 59501 in exponential form is:

59501 = 13¹ × 23¹ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59516

Prime factors of 59516 are 2, 14879. Prime factorization of 59516 in exponential form is:

59516 = 2² × 14879¹

Step-3: Factors of 59501

List of positive integer factors of 59501 that divides 59501 without a remainder.

1, 13, 23, 199, 299, 2587, 4577

Step-4: Factors of 59516

List of positive integer factors of 59516 that divides 59501 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14879, 29758

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59501 and 59516. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59501 and 59516 is 1.

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