What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59915 and 59935?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59915 and 59935 is 5.

GCF(59915,59935) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59915 and 59935, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59915 and 59935.

How to find the GCF of 59915 and 59935?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59915 and 59935. After we will calculate the factors of 59915 and 59935 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59915

Prime factors of 59915 are 5, 23, 521. Prime factorization of 59915 in exponential form is:

59915 = 5¹ × 23¹ × 521¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59935

Prime factors of 59935 are 5, 11987. Prime factorization of 59935 in exponential form is:

59935 = 5¹ × 11987¹

Step-3: Factors of 59915

List of positive integer factors of 59915 that divides 59915 without a remainder.

1, 5, 23, 115, 521, 2605, 11983

Step-4: Factors of 59935

List of positive integer factors of 59935 that divides 59915 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11987

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59915 and 59935. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59915 and 59935 is 5.

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