What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60530 and 60546?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60530 and 60546 is 2.

GCF(60530,60546) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60530 and 60546, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60530 and 60546.

How to find the GCF of 60530 and 60546?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60530 and 60546. After we will calculate the factors of 60530 and 60546 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60530

Prime factors of 60530 are 2, 5, 6053. Prime factorization of 60530 in exponential form is:

60530 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 6053¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60546

Prime factors of 60546 are 2, 3, 10091. Prime factorization of 60546 in exponential form is:

60546 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 10091¹

Step-3: Factors of 60530

List of positive integer factors of 60530 that divides 60530 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 6053, 12106, 30265

Step-4: Factors of 60546

List of positive integer factors of 60546 that divides 60530 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 10091, 20182, 30273

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60530 and 60546. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60530 and 60546 is 2.

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