What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59756 and 59770?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59756 and 59770 is 2.

GCF(59756,59770) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59756 and 59770, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59756 and 59770.

How to find the GCF of 59756 and 59770?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59756 and 59770. After we will calculate the factors of 59756 and 59770 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59756

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

59756 = 2² × 14939¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59770

Prime factors of 59770 are 2, 5, 43, 139. Prime factorization of 59770 in exponential form is:

59770 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 43¹ × 139¹

Step-3: Factors of 59756

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

1, 2, 4, 14939, 29878

Step-4: Factors of 59770

List of positive integer factors of 59770 that divides 59756 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 43, 86, 139, 215, 278, 430, 695, 1390, 5977, 11954, 29885

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59756 and 59770. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59756 and 59770 is 2.

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