What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60232 and 60238?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60232 and 60238 is 2.

GCF(60232,60238) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60232 and 60238, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60232 and 60238.

How to find the GCF of 60232 and 60238?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60232 and 60238. After we will calculate the factors of 60232 and 60238 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60232

Prime factors of 60232 are 2, 7529. Prime factorization of 60232 in exponential form is:

60232 = 2³ × 7529¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60238

Prime factors of 60238 are 2, 30119. Prime factorization of 60238 in exponential form is:

60238 = 2¹ × 30119¹

Step-3: Factors of 60232

List of positive integer factors of 60232 that divides 60232 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 7529, 15058, 30116

Step-4: Factors of 60238

List of positive integer factors of 60238 that divides 60232 without a remainder.

1, 2, 30119

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60232 and 60238. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60232 and 60238 is 2.

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