What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59650 and 59656?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59650 and 59656 is 2.

GCF(59650,59656) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59650 and 59656, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59650 and 59656.

How to find the GCF of 59650 and 59656?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59650 and 59656. After we will calculate the factors of 59650 and 59656 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59650

Prime factors of 59650 are 2, 5, 1193. Prime factorization of 59650 in exponential form is:

59650 = 2¹ × 5² × 1193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59656

Prime factors of 59656 are 2, 7457. Prime factorization of 59656 in exponential form is:

59656 = 2³ × 7457¹

Step-3: Factors of 59650

List of positive integer factors of 59650 that divides 59650 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 1193, 2386, 5965, 11930, 29825

Step-4: Factors of 59656

List of positive integer factors of 59656 that divides 59650 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 7457, 14914, 29828

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59650 and 59656. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59650 and 59656 is 2.

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