What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59846 and 59850?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59846 and 59850 is 2.

GCF(59846,59850) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59846 and 59850, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59846 and 59850.

How to find the GCF of 59846 and 59850?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59846 and 59850. After we will calculate the factors of 59846 and 59850 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 59850

Prime factors of 59850 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 19. Prime factorization of 59850 in exponential form is:

59850 = 2¹ × 3² × 5² × 7¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 59846

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 59850

List of positive integer factors of 59850 that divides 59846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 25, 30, 35, 38, 42, 45, 50, 57, 63, 70, 75, 90, 95, 105, 114, 126, 133, 150, 171, 175, 190, 210, 225, 266, 285, 315, 342, 350, 399, 450, 475, 525, 570, 630, 665, 798, 855, 950, 1050, 1197, 1330, 1425, 1575, 1710, 1995, 2394, 2850, 3150, 3325, 3990, 4275, 5985, 6650, 8550, 9975, 11970, 19950, 29925

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59846 and 59850. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59846 and 59850 is 2.

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