What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59560 and 59578?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59560 and 59578 is 2.

GCF(59560,59578) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59560 and 59578, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59560 and 59578.

How to find the GCF of 59560 and 59578?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59560 and 59578. After we will calculate the factors of 59560 and 59578 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59560

Prime factors of 59560 are 2, 5, 1489. Prime factorization of 59560 in exponential form is:

59560 = 2³ × 5¹ × 1489¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59578

Prime factors of 59578 are 2, 29789. Prime factorization of 59578 in exponential form is:

59578 = 2¹ × 29789¹

Step-3: Factors of 59560

List of positive integer factors of 59560 that divides 59560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 1489, 2978, 5956, 7445, 11912, 14890, 29780

Step-4: Factors of 59578

List of positive integer factors of 59578 that divides 59560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29789

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59560 and 59578. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59560 and 59578 is 2.

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