What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59542 and 59549?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59542 and 59549 is 7.

GCF(59542,59549) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59542 and 59549, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59542 and 59549.

How to find the GCF of 59542 and 59549?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59542 and 59549. After we will calculate the factors of 59542 and 59549 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59542

Prime factors of 59542 are 2, 7, 4253. Prime factorization of 59542 in exponential form is:

59542 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 4253¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59549

Prime factors of 59549 are 7, 47, 181. Prime factorization of 59549 in exponential form is:

59549 = 7¹ × 47¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 59542

List of positive integer factors of 59542 that divides 59542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 4253, 8506, 29771

Step-4: Factors of 59549

List of positive integer factors of 59549 that divides 59542 without a remainder.

1, 7, 47, 181, 329, 1267, 8507

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59542 and 59549. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59542 and 59549 is 7.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 59542 and 59549