What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59550 and 59556?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59550 and 59556 is 6.

GCF(59550,59556) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59550 and 59556, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59550 and 59556.

How to find the GCF of 59550 and 59556?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59550 and 59556. After we will calculate the factors of 59550 and 59556 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59550

Prime factors of 59550 are 2, 3, 5, 397. Prime factorization of 59550 in exponential form is:

59550 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 397¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59556

Prime factors of 59556 are 2, 3, 7, 709. Prime factorization of 59556 in exponential form is:

59556 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 709¹

Step-3: Factors of 59550

List of positive integer factors of 59550 that divides 59550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 50, 75, 150, 397, 794, 1191, 1985, 2382, 3970, 5955, 9925, 11910, 19850, 29775

Step-4: Factors of 59556

List of positive integer factors of 59556 that divides 59550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84, 709, 1418, 2127, 2836, 4254, 4963, 8508, 9926, 14889, 19852, 29778

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59550 and 59556. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59550 and 59556 is 6.

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