What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60172 and 60189?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60172 and 60189 is 1.

GCF(60172,60189) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60172 and 60189, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60172 and 60189.

How to find the GCF of 60172 and 60189?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60172 and 60189. After we will calculate the factors of 60172 and 60189 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60172

Prime factors of 60172 are 2, 7, 307. Prime factorization of 60172 in exponential form is:

60172 = 2² × 7² × 307¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60189

Prime factors of 60189 are 3, 20063. Prime factorization of 60189 in exponential form is:

60189 = 3¹ × 20063¹

Step-3: Factors of 60172

List of positive integer factors of 60172 that divides 60172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 98, 196, 307, 614, 1228, 2149, 4298, 8596, 15043, 30086

Step-4: Factors of 60189

List of positive integer factors of 60189 that divides 60172 without a remainder.

1, 3, 20063

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60172 and 60189. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60172 and 60189 is 1.

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