What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59602 and 59606?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59602 and 59606 is 2.

GCF(59602,59606) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59602 and 59606, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59602 and 59606.

How to find the GCF of 59602 and 59606?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59602 and 59606. After we will calculate the factors of 59602 and 59606 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59602

Prime factors of 59602 are 2, 17, 1753. Prime factorization of 59602 in exponential form is:

59602 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1753¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59606

Prime factors of 59606 are 2, 29803. Prime factorization of 59606 in exponential form is:

59606 = 2¹ × 29803¹

Step-3: Factors of 59602

List of positive integer factors of 59602 that divides 59602 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1753, 3506, 29801

Step-4: Factors of 59606

List of positive integer factors of 59606 that divides 59602 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29803

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59602 and 59606. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59602 and 59606 is 2.

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