What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60498 and 60502?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60498 and 60502 is 2.

GCF(60498,60502) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60498 and 60502, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60498 and 60502.

How to find the GCF of 60498 and 60502?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60498 and 60502. After we will calculate the factors of 60498 and 60502 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60498

Prime factors of 60498 are 2, 3, 3361. Prime factorization of 60498 in exponential form is:

60498 = 2¹ × 3² × 3361¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60502

Prime factors of 60502 are 2, 13, 179. Prime factorization of 60502 in exponential form is:

60502 = 2¹ × 13² × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 60498

List of positive integer factors of 60498 that divides 60498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 3361, 6722, 10083, 20166, 30249

Step-4: Factors of 60502

List of positive integer factors of 60502 that divides 60498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 169, 179, 338, 358, 2327, 4654, 30251

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60498 and 60502. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60498 and 60502 is 2.

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