What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59992 and 59999?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59992 and 59999 is 1.

GCF(59992,59999) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59992 and 59999, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59992 and 59999.

How to find the GCF of 59992 and 59999?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59992 and 59999. After we will calculate the factors of 59992 and 59999 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59992

Prime factors of 59992 are 2, 7499. Prime factorization of 59992 in exponential form is:

59992 = 2³ × 7499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 59999

Prime factors of 59999 are 59999. Prime factorization of 59999 in exponential form is:

59999 = 59999¹

Step-3: Factors of 59992

List of positive integer factors of 59992 that divides 59992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 7499, 14998, 29996

Step-4: Factors of 59999

List of positive integer factors of 59999 that divides 59992 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59992 and 59999. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59992 and 59999 is 1.

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