What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59901 and 59910?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59901 and 59910 is 3.

GCF(59901,59910) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59901 and 59910, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59901 and 59910.

How to find the GCF of 59901 and 59910?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59901 and 59910. After we will calculate the factors of 59901 and 59910 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59901

Prime factors of 59901 are 3, 41, 487. Prime factorization of 59901 in exponential form is:

59901 = 3¹ × 41¹ × 487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59910

Prime factors of 59910 are 2, 3, 5, 1997. Prime factorization of 59910 in exponential form is:

59910 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1997¹

Step-3: Factors of 59901

List of positive integer factors of 59901 that divides 59901 without a remainder.

1, 3, 41, 123, 487, 1461, 19967

Step-4: Factors of 59910

List of positive integer factors of 59910 that divides 59901 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 1997, 3994, 5991, 9985, 11982, 19970, 29955

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59901 and 59910. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59901 and 59910 is 3.

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