What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59560 and 59579?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59560 and 59579 is 1.

GCF(59560,59579) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59560 and 59579, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59560 and 59579.

How to find the GCF of 59560 and 59579?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59560 and 59579. After we will calculate the factors of 59560 and 59579 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 59579

Prime factors of 59579 are 13, 4583. Prime factorization of 59579 in exponential form is:

59579 = 13¹ × 4583¹

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 59579

List of positive integer factors of 59579 that divides 59560 without a remainder.

1, 13, 4583

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59560 and 59579. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59560 and 59579 is 1.

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