What is the Greatest Common Factor of 61242 and 61259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 61242 and 61259 is 1.

GCF(61242,61259) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 61242 and 61259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 61242 and 61259.

How to find the GCF of 61242 and 61259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 61242 and 61259. After we will calculate the factors of 61242 and 61259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 61242

Prime factors of 61242 are 2, 3, 59, 173. Prime factorization of 61242 in exponential form is:

61242 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 59¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 61259

Prime factors of 61259 are 11, 5569. Prime factorization of 61259 in exponential form is:

61259 = 11¹ × 5569¹

Step-3: Factors of 61242

List of positive integer factors of 61242 that divides 61242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 59, 118, 173, 177, 346, 354, 519, 1038, 10207, 20414, 30621

Step-4: Factors of 61259

List of positive integer factors of 61259 that divides 61242 without a remainder.

1, 11, 5569

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 61242 and 61259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 61242 and 61259 is 1.

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