What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59684 and 59688?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59684 and 59688 is 4.

GCF(59684,59688) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59684 and 59688, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59684 and 59688.

How to find the GCF of 59684 and 59688?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59684 and 59688. After we will calculate the factors of 59684 and 59688 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59684

Prime factors of 59684 are 2, 43, 347. Prime factorization of 59684 in exponential form is:

59684 = 2² × 43¹ × 347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59688

Prime factors of 59688 are 2, 3, 829. Prime factorization of 59688 in exponential form is:

59688 = 2³ × 3² × 829¹

Step-3: Factors of 59684

List of positive integer factors of 59684 that divides 59684 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 172, 347, 694, 1388, 14921, 29842

Step-4: Factors of 59688

List of positive integer factors of 59688 that divides 59684 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 829, 1658, 2487, 3316, 4974, 6632, 7461, 9948, 14922, 19896, 29844

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59684 and 59688. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59684 and 59688 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 59684 and 59688