One way to find the GCF of 58 and 116 is to compare the prime factorization of each number. To find the prime factorization, you can follow the instructions for each number here:
Here is the prime factorization of 58:
And this is the prime factorization of 116:
When you compare the prime factorization of these two numbers, you can see that there are matching prime factors. You can now find the Greatest Common Factor of 58 and 116 by multiplying all the matching prime factors to get a GCF of 58 and 116 as 3364:
Thus, the GCF of 58 and 116 is: 3364