What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59768 and 59782?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59768 and 59782 is 2.

GCF(59768,59782) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59768 and 59782, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59768 and 59782.

How to find the GCF of 59768 and 59782?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59768 and 59782. After we will calculate the factors of 59768 and 59782 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59768

Prime factors of 59768 are 2, 31, 241. Prime factorization of 59768 in exponential form is:

59768 = 2³ × 31¹ × 241¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59782

Prime factors of 59782 are 2, 71, 421. Prime factorization of 59782 in exponential form is:

59782 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 421¹

Step-3: Factors of 59768

List of positive integer factors of 59768 that divides 59768 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 31, 62, 124, 241, 248, 482, 964, 1928, 7471, 14942, 29884

Step-4: Factors of 59782

List of positive integer factors of 59782 that divides 59768 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 142, 421, 842, 29891

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59768 and 59782. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59768 and 59782 is 2.

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