What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59822 and 59838?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59822 and 59838 is 2.

GCF(59822,59838) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59822 and 59838, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59822 and 59838.

How to find the GCF of 59822 and 59838?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59822 and 59838. After we will calculate the factors of 59822 and 59838 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59822

Prime factors of 59822 are 2, 7, 4273. Prime factorization of 59822 in exponential form is:

59822 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 4273¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59838

Prime factors of 59838 are 2, 3, 9973. Prime factorization of 59838 in exponential form is:

59838 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9973¹

Step-3: Factors of 59822

List of positive integer factors of 59822 that divides 59822 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 4273, 8546, 29911

Step-4: Factors of 59838

List of positive integer factors of 59838 that divides 59822 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9973, 19946, 29919

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59822 and 59838. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59822 and 59838 is 2.

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