What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59861 and 59870?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59861 and 59870 is 1.

GCF(59861,59870) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59861 and 59870, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59861 and 59870.

How to find the GCF of 59861 and 59870?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59861 and 59870. After we will calculate the factors of 59861 and 59870 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59861

Prime factors of 59861 are 31, 1931. Prime factorization of 59861 in exponential form is:

59861 = 31¹ × 1931¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59870

Prime factors of 59870 are 2, 5, 5987. Prime factorization of 59870 in exponential form is:

59870 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 5987¹

Step-3: Factors of 59861

List of positive integer factors of 59861 that divides 59861 without a remainder.

1, 31, 1931

Step-4: Factors of 59870

List of positive integer factors of 59870 that divides 59861 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 5987, 11974, 29935

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59861 and 59870. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59861 and 59870 is 1.

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