What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59678 and 59687?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59678 and 59687 is 1.

GCF(59678,59687) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59678 and 59687, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59678 and 59687.

How to find the GCF of 59678 and 59687?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59678 and 59687. After we will calculate the factors of 59678 and 59687 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59678

Prime factors of 59678 are 2, 53, 563. Prime factorization of 59678 in exponential form is:

59678 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 563¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59687

Prime factors of 59687 are 17, 3511. Prime factorization of 59687 in exponential form is:

59687 = 17¹ × 3511¹

Step-3: Factors of 59678

List of positive integer factors of 59678 that divides 59678 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 563, 1126, 29839

Step-4: Factors of 59687

List of positive integer factors of 59687 that divides 59678 without a remainder.

1, 17, 3511

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59678 and 59687. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59678 and 59687 is 1.

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