What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59966 and 59971?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59966 and 59971 is 1.

GCF(59966,59971) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59966 and 59971, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59966 and 59971.

How to find the GCF of 59966 and 59971?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59966 and 59971. After we will calculate the factors of 59966 and 59971 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59966

Prime factors of 59966 are 2, 29983. Prime factorization of 59966 in exponential form is:

59966 = 2¹ × 29983¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59971

Prime factors of 59971 are 59971. Prime factorization of 59971 in exponential form is:

59971 = 59971¹

Step-3: Factors of 59966

List of positive integer factors of 59966 that divides 59966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29983

Step-4: Factors of 59971

List of positive integer factors of 59971 that divides 59966 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59966 and 59971. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59966 and 59971 is 1.

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