What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59652 and 59664?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59652 and 59664 is 12.

GCF(59652,59664) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59652 and 59664, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59652 and 59664.

How to find the GCF of 59652 and 59664?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59652 and 59664. After we will calculate the factors of 59652 and 59664 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59652

Prime factors of 59652 are 2, 3, 1657. Prime factorization of 59652 in exponential form is:

59652 = 2² × 3² × 1657¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59664

Prime factors of 59664 are 2, 3, 11, 113. Prime factorization of 59664 in exponential form is:

59664 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 59652

List of positive integer factors of 59652 that divides 59652 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1657, 3314, 4971, 6628, 9942, 14913, 19884, 29826

Step-4: Factors of 59664

List of positive integer factors of 59664 that divides 59652 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 16, 22, 24, 33, 44, 48, 66, 88, 113, 132, 176, 226, 264, 339, 452, 528, 678, 904, 1243, 1356, 1808, 2486, 2712, 3729, 4972, 5424, 7458, 9944, 14916, 19888, 29832

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59652 and 59664. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59652 and 59664 is 12.

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