What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59538 and 59555?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59538 and 59555 is 1.

GCF(59538,59555) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59538 and 59555, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59538 and 59555.

How to find the GCF of 59538 and 59555?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59538 and 59555. After we will calculate the factors of 59538 and 59555 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59538

Prime factors of 59538 are 2, 3, 9923. Prime factorization of 59538 in exponential form is:

59538 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9923¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59555

Prime factors of 59555 are 5, 43, 277. Prime factorization of 59555 in exponential form is:

59555 = 5¹ × 43¹ × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 59538

List of positive integer factors of 59538 that divides 59538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9923, 19846, 29769

Step-4: Factors of 59555

List of positive integer factors of 59555 that divides 59538 without a remainder.

1, 5, 43, 215, 277, 1385, 11911

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59538 and 59555. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59538 and 59555 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 59538 and 59555