What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59842 and 59846?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59842 and 59846 is 2.

GCF(59842,59846) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59842 and 59846, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59842 and 59846.

How to find the GCF of 59842 and 59846?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59842 and 59846. After we will calculate the factors of 59842 and 59846 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59842

Prime factors of 59842 are 2, 29921. Prime factorization of 59842 in exponential form is:

59842 = 2¹ × 29921¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59846

Prime factors of 59846 are 2, 23, 1301. Prime factorization of 59846 in exponential form is:

59846 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1301¹

Step-3: Factors of 59842

List of positive integer factors of 59842 that divides 59842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29921

Step-4: Factors of 59846

List of positive integer factors of 59846 that divides 59842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1301, 2602, 29923

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59842 and 59846. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59842 and 59846 is 2.

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