What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59577 and 59586?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59577 and 59586 is 3.

GCF(59577,59586) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59577 and 59586, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59577 and 59586.

How to find the GCF of 59577 and 59586?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59577 and 59586. After we will calculate the factors of 59577 and 59586 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59577

Prime factors of 59577 are 3, 7, 2837. Prime factorization of 59577 in exponential form is:

59577 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2837¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59586

Prime factors of 59586 are 2, 3, 9931. Prime factorization of 59586 in exponential form is:

59586 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9931¹

Step-3: Factors of 59577

List of positive integer factors of 59577 that divides 59577 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 2837, 8511, 19859

Step-4: Factors of 59586

List of positive integer factors of 59586 that divides 59577 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9931, 19862, 29793

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59577 and 59586. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59577 and 59586 is 3.

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