What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59698 and 59704?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59698 and 59704 is 2.

GCF(59698,59704) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59698 and 59704, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59698 and 59704.

How to find the GCF of 59698 and 59704?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59698 and 59704. After we will calculate the factors of 59698 and 59704 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 59704

Prime factors of 59704 are 2, 17, 439. Prime factorization of 59704 in exponential form is:

59704 = 2³ × 17¹ × 439¹

Step-3: Factors of 59698

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 59704

List of positive integer factors of 59704 that divides 59698 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 17, 34, 68, 136, 439, 878, 1756, 3512, 7463, 14926, 29852

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59698 and 59704. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59698 and 59704 is 2.

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