What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59750 and 59756?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59750 and 59756 is 2.

GCF(59750,59756) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59750 and 59756, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59750 and 59756.

How to find the GCF of 59750 and 59756?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59750 and 59756. After we will calculate the factors of 59750 and 59756 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 59756

Prime factors of 59756 are 2, 14939. Prime factorization of 59756 in exponential form is:

59756 = 2² × 14939¹

Step-3: Factors of 59750

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 59756

List of positive integer factors of 59756 that divides 59750 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14939, 29878

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59750 and 59756. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59750 and 59756 is 2.

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