What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59740 and 59759?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59740 and 59759 is 1.

GCF(59740,59759) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59740 and 59759, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59740 and 59759.

How to find the GCF of 59740 and 59759?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59740 and 59759. After we will calculate the factors of 59740 and 59759 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59740

Prime factors of 59740 are 2, 5, 29, 103. Prime factorization of 59740 in exponential form is:

59740 = 2² × 5¹ × 29¹ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59759

Prime factors of 59759 are 7, 8537. Prime factorization of 59759 in exponential form is:

59759 = 7¹ × 8537¹

Step-3: Factors of 59740

List of positive integer factors of 59740 that divides 59740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 29, 58, 103, 116, 145, 206, 290, 412, 515, 580, 1030, 2060, 2987, 5974, 11948, 14935, 29870

Step-4: Factors of 59759

List of positive integer factors of 59759 that divides 59740 without a remainder.

1, 7, 8537

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59740 and 59759. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59740 and 59759 is 1.

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