What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60898 and 60902?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60898 and 60902 is 2.

GCF(60898,60902) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60898 and 60902, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60898 and 60902.

How to find the GCF of 60898 and 60902?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60898 and 60902. After we will calculate the factors of 60898 and 60902 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60898

Prime factors of 60898 are 2, 30449. Prime factorization of 60898 in exponential form is:

60898 = 2¹ × 30449¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60902

Prime factors of 60902 are 2, 37, 823. Prime factorization of 60902 in exponential form is:

60902 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 823¹

Step-3: Factors of 60898

List of positive integer factors of 60898 that divides 60898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 30449

Step-4: Factors of 60902

List of positive integer factors of 60902 that divides 60898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 823, 1646, 30451

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60898 and 60902. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60898 and 60902 is 2.

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