What is the Greatest Common Factor of 59997 and 60013?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 59997 and 60013 is 1.

GCF(59997,60013) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 59997 and 60013, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 59997 and 60013.

How to find the GCF of 59997 and 60013?

We will first find the prime factorization of 59997 and 60013. After we will calculate the factors of 59997 and 60013 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 59997

Prime factors of 59997 are 3, 7, 2857. Prime factorization of 59997 in exponential form is:

59997 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2857¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60013

Prime factors of 60013 are 60013. Prime factorization of 60013 in exponential form is:

60013 = 60013¹

Step-3: Factors of 59997

List of positive integer factors of 59997 that divides 59997 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 2857, 8571, 19999

Step-4: Factors of 60013

List of positive integer factors of 60013 that divides 59997 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 59997 and 60013. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 59997 and 60013 is 1.

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