What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59942 and 59953?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59942 and 59953 is 1.

GCF(59942,59953) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59942 and 59953, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59942 and 59953.

How to find the GCF of 59942 and 59953?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59942 and 59953. After we will calculate the factors of 59942 and 59953 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59942

Prime factors of 59942 are 2, 17, 41, 43. Prime factorization of 59942 in exponential form is:

59942 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 41¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59953

Prime factors of 59953 are 167, 359. Prime factorization of 59953 in exponential form is:

59953 = 167¹ × 359¹

Step-3: Factors of 59942

List of positive integer factors of 59942 that divides 59942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 41, 43, 82, 86, 697, 731, 1394, 1462, 1763, 3526, 29971

Step-4: Factors of 59953

List of positive integer factors of 59953 that divides 59942 without a remainder.

1, 167, 359

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59942 and 59953. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59942 and 59953 is 1.

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