What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59796 and 59802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59796 and 59802 is 6.

GCF(59796,59802) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59796 and 59802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59796 and 59802.

How to find the GCF of 59796 and 59802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59796 and 59802. After we will calculate the factors of 59796 and 59802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59796

Prime factors of 59796 are 2, 3, 11, 151. Prime factorization of 59796 in exponential form is:

59796 = 2² × 3² × 11¹ × 151¹

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 59796

List of positive integer factors of 59796 that divides 59796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 22, 33, 36, 44, 66, 99, 132, 151, 198, 302, 396, 453, 604, 906, 1359, 1661, 1812, 2718, 3322, 4983, 5436, 6644, 9966, 14949, 19932, 29898

Step-4: Factors of 59802

List of positive integer factors of 59802 that divides 59796 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59796 and 59802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59796 and 59802 is 6.

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