What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60179 and 60186?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60179 and 60186 is 7.

GCF(60179,60186) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60179 and 60186, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60179 and 60186.

How to find the GCF of 60179 and 60186?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60179 and 60186. After we will calculate the factors of 60179 and 60186 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60179

Prime factors of 60179 are 7, 8597. Prime factorization of 60179 in exponential form is:

60179 = 7¹ × 8597¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60186

Prime factors of 60186 are 2, 3, 7, 1433. Prime factorization of 60186 in exponential form is:

60186 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1433¹

Step-3: Factors of 60179

List of positive integer factors of 60179 that divides 60179 without a remainder.

1, 7, 8597

Step-4: Factors of 60186

List of positive integer factors of 60186 that divides 60179 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 1433, 2866, 4299, 8598, 10031, 20062, 30093

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60179 and 60186. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60179 and 60186 is 7.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 60179 and 60186