What is the Greatest Common Factor of 58518 and 58532?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 58518 and 58532 is 2.

GCF(58518,58532) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 58518 and 58532, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 58518 and 58532.

How to find the GCF of 58518 and 58532?

We will first find the prime factorization of 58518 and 58532. After we will calculate the factors of 58518 and 58532 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 58518

Prime factors of 58518 are 2, 3, 3251. Prime factorization of 58518 in exponential form is:

58518 = 2¹ × 3² × 3251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 58532

Prime factors of 58532 are 2, 14633. Prime factorization of 58532 in exponential form is:

58532 = 2² × 14633¹

Step-3: Factors of 58518

List of positive integer factors of 58518 that divides 58518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 3251, 6502, 9753, 19506, 29259

Step-4: Factors of 58532

List of positive integer factors of 58532 that divides 58518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14633, 29266

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 58518 and 58532. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 58518 and 58532 is 2.

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