What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59851 and 59871?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59851 and 59871 is 1.

GCF(59851,59871) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59851 and 59871, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59851 and 59871.

How to find the GCF of 59851 and 59871?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59851 and 59871. After we will calculate the factors of 59851 and 59871 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59851

Prime factors of 59851 are 11, 5441. Prime factorization of 59851 in exponential form is:

59851 = 11¹ × 5441¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59871

Prime factors of 59871 are 3, 7, 2851. Prime factorization of 59871 in exponential form is:

59871 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2851¹

Step-3: Factors of 59851

List of positive integer factors of 59851 that divides 59851 without a remainder.

1, 11, 5441

Step-4: Factors of 59871

List of positive integer factors of 59871 that divides 59851 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 2851, 8553, 19957

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59851 and 59871. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59851 and 59871 is 1.

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