What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59700 and 59716?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59700 and 59716 is 4.

GCF(59700,59716) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59700 and 59716, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59700 and 59716.

How to find the GCF of 59700 and 59716?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59700 and 59716. After we will calculate the factors of 59700 and 59716 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59700

Prime factors of 59700 are 2, 3, 5, 199. Prime factorization of 59700 in exponential form is:

59700 = 2² × 3¹ × 5² × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59716

Prime factors of 59716 are 2, 14929. Prime factorization of 59716 in exponential form is:

59716 = 2² × 14929¹

Step-3: Factors of 59700

List of positive integer factors of 59700 that divides 59700 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50, 60, 75, 100, 150, 199, 300, 398, 597, 796, 995, 1194, 1990, 2388, 2985, 3980, 4975, 5970, 9950, 11940, 14925, 19900, 29850

Step-4: Factors of 59716

List of positive integer factors of 59716 that divides 59700 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14929, 29858

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59700 and 59716. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59700 and 59716 is 4.

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