What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59888 and 59897?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59888 and 59897 is 1.

GCF(59888,59897) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59888 and 59897, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59888 and 59897.

How to find the GCF of 59888 and 59897?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59888 and 59897. After we will calculate the factors of 59888 and 59897 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59888

Prime factors of 59888 are 2, 19, 197. Prime factorization of 59888 in exponential form is:

59888 = 2⁴ × 19¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59897

Prime factors of 59897 are 89, 673. Prime factorization of 59897 in exponential form is:

59897 = 89¹ × 673¹

Step-3: Factors of 59888

List of positive integer factors of 59888 that divides 59888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 19, 38, 76, 152, 197, 304, 394, 788, 1576, 3152, 3743, 7486, 14972, 29944

Step-4: Factors of 59897

List of positive integer factors of 59897 that divides 59888 without a remainder.

1, 89, 673

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59888 and 59897. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59888 and 59897 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 59888 and 59897