What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59661 and 59668?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59661 and 59668 is 7.

GCF(59661,59668) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59661 and 59668, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59661 and 59668.

How to find the GCF of 59661 and 59668?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59661 and 59668. After we will calculate the factors of 59661 and 59668 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59661

Prime factors of 59661 are 3, 7, 947. Prime factorization of 59661 in exponential form is:

59661 = 3² × 7¹ × 947¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59668

Prime factors of 59668 are 2, 7, 2131. Prime factorization of 59668 in exponential form is:

59668 = 2² × 7¹ × 2131¹

Step-3: Factors of 59661

List of positive integer factors of 59661 that divides 59661 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 947, 2841, 6629, 8523, 19887

Step-4: Factors of 59668

List of positive integer factors of 59668 that divides 59661 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 2131, 4262, 8524, 14917, 29834

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59661 and 59668. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59661 and 59668 is 7.

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