What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59712 and 59729?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59712 and 59729 is 1.

GCF(59712,59729) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59712 and 59729, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59712 and 59729.

How to find the GCF of 59712 and 59729?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59712 and 59729. After we will calculate the factors of 59712 and 59729 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59712

Prime factors of 59712 are 2, 3, 311. Prime factorization of 59712 in exponential form is:

59712 = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 311¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59729

Prime factors of 59729 are 59729. Prime factorization of 59729 in exponential form is:

59729 = 59729¹

Step-3: Factors of 59712

List of positive integer factors of 59712 that divides 59712 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 96, 192, 311, 622, 933, 1244, 1866, 2488, 3732, 4976, 7464, 9952, 14928, 19904, 29856

Step-4: Factors of 59729

List of positive integer factors of 59729 that divides 59712 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59712 and 59729. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59712 and 59729 is 1.

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