What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59794 and 59802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59794 and 59802 is 2.

GCF(59794,59802) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59794 and 59802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59794 and 59802.

How to find the GCF of 59794 and 59802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59794 and 59802. After we will calculate the factors of 59794 and 59802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59794

Prime factors of 59794 are 2, 7, 4271. Prime factorization of 59794 in exponential form is:

59794 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 4271¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59802

Prime factors of 59802 are 2, 3, 9967. Prime factorization of 59802 in exponential form is:

59802 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9967¹

Step-3: Factors of 59794

List of positive integer factors of 59794 that divides 59794 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 4271, 8542, 29897

Step-4: Factors of 59802

List of positive integer factors of 59802 that divides 59794 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9967, 19934, 29901

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59794 and 59802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59794 and 59802 is 2.

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