What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59678 and 59698?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59678 and 59698 is 2.

GCF(59678,59698) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59678 and 59698, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59678 and 59698.

How to find the GCF of 59678 and 59698?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59678 and 59698. After we will calculate the factors of 59678 and 59698 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 59698

Prime factors of 59698 are 2, 19, 1571. Prime factorization of 59698 in exponential form is:

59698 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1571¹

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 59698

List of positive integer factors of 59698 that divides 59678 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 1571, 3142, 29849

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59678 and 59698. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59678 and 59698 is 2.

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