What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59658 and 59673?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59658 and 59673 is 3.

GCF(59658,59673) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59658 and 59673, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59658 and 59673.

How to find the GCF of 59658 and 59673?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59658 and 59673. After we will calculate the factors of 59658 and 59673 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59658

Prime factors of 59658 are 2, 3, 61, 163. Prime factorization of 59658 in exponential form is:

59658 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 61¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59673

Prime factors of 59673 are 3, 19891. Prime factorization of 59673 in exponential form is:

59673 = 3¹ × 19891¹

Step-3: Factors of 59658

List of positive integer factors of 59658 that divides 59658 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 61, 122, 163, 183, 326, 366, 489, 978, 9943, 19886, 29829

Step-4: Factors of 59673

List of positive integer factors of 59673 that divides 59658 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19891

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59658 and 59673. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59658 and 59673 is 3.

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