What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59744 and 59750?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59744 and 59750 is 2.

GCF(59744,59750) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59744 and 59750, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59744 and 59750.

How to find the GCF of 59744 and 59750?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59744 and 59750. After we will calculate the factors of 59744 and 59750 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59744

Prime factors of 59744 are 2, 1867. Prime factorization of 59744 in exponential form is:

59744 = 2⁵ × 1867¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59750

Prime factors of 59750 are 2, 5, 239. Prime factorization of 59750 in exponential form is:

59750 = 2¹ × 5³ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 59744

List of positive integer factors of 59744 that divides 59744 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 1867, 3734, 7468, 14936, 29872

Step-4: Factors of 59750

List of positive integer factors of 59750 that divides 59744 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 125, 239, 250, 478, 1195, 2390, 5975, 11950, 29875

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59744 and 59750. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59744 and 59750 is 2.

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