What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59684 and 59702?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59684 and 59702 is 2.

GCF(59684,59702) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59684 and 59702, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59684 and 59702.

How to find the GCF of 59684 and 59702?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59684 and 59702. After we will calculate the factors of 59684 and 59702 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 59702

Prime factors of 59702 are 2, 29851. Prime factorization of 59702 in exponential form is:

59702 = 2¹ × 29851¹

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 59702

List of positive integer factors of 59702 that divides 59684 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29851

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59684 and 59702. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59684 and 59702 is 2.

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