What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59902 and 59918?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59902 and 59918 is 2.

GCF(59902,59918) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59902 and 59918, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59902 and 59918.

How to find the GCF of 59902 and 59918?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59902 and 59918. After we will calculate the factors of 59902 and 59918 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59902

Prime factors of 59902 are 2, 61, 491. Prime factorization of 59902 in exponential form is:

59902 = 2¹ × 61¹ × 491¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59918

Prime factors of 59918 are 2, 29959. Prime factorization of 59918 in exponential form is:

59918 = 2¹ × 29959¹

Step-3: Factors of 59902

List of positive integer factors of 59902 that divides 59902 without a remainder.

1, 2, 61, 122, 491, 982, 29951

Step-4: Factors of 59918

List of positive integer factors of 59918 that divides 59902 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29959

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59902 and 59918. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59902 and 59918 is 2.

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