What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59512 and 59518?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59512 and 59518 is 2.

GCF(59512,59518) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59512 and 59518, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59512 and 59518.

How to find the GCF of 59512 and 59518?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59512 and 59518. After we will calculate the factors of 59512 and 59518 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59512

Prime factors of 59512 are 2, 43, 173. Prime factorization of 59512 in exponential form is:

59512 = 2³ × 43¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59518

Prime factors of 59518 are 2, 29759. Prime factorization of 59518 in exponential form is:

59518 = 2¹ × 29759¹

Step-3: Factors of 59512

List of positive integer factors of 59512 that divides 59512 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 43, 86, 172, 173, 344, 346, 692, 1384, 7439, 14878, 29756

Step-4: Factors of 59518

List of positive integer factors of 59518 that divides 59512 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29759

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59512 and 59518. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59512 and 59518 is 2.

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