What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60598 and 60602?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60598 and 60602 is 2.

GCF(60598,60602) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60598 and 60602, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60598 and 60602.

How to find the GCF of 60598 and 60602?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60598 and 60602. After we will calculate the factors of 60598 and 60602 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60598

Prime factors of 60598 are 2, 41, 739. Prime factorization of 60598 in exponential form is:

60598 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 739¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60602

Prime factors of 60602 are 2, 157, 193. Prime factorization of 60602 in exponential form is:

60602 = 2¹ × 157¹ × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 60598

List of positive integer factors of 60598 that divides 60598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 739, 1478, 30299

Step-4: Factors of 60602

List of positive integer factors of 60602 that divides 60598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 157, 193, 314, 386, 30301

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60598 and 60602. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60598 and 60602 is 2.

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