What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59656 and 59674?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59656 and 59674 is 2.

GCF(59656,59674) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59656 and 59674, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59656 and 59674.

How to find the GCF of 59656 and 59674?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59656 and 59674. After we will calculate the factors of 59656 and 59674 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59656

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

59656 = 2³ × 7457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59674

Prime factors of 59674 are 2, 29837. Prime factorization of 59674 in exponential form is:

59674 = 2¹ × 29837¹

Step-3: Factors of 59656

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 59674

List of positive integer factors of 59674 that divides 59656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29837

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59656 and 59674. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59656 and 59674 is 2.

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