What is the Greatest Common Factor of 51228 and 51232?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 51228 and 51232 is 4.

GCF(51228,51232) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 51228 and 51232, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 51228 and 51232.

How to find the GCF of 51228 and 51232?

We will first find the prime factorization of 51228 and 51232. After we will calculate the factors of 51228 and 51232 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 51228

Prime factors of 51228 are 2, 3, 1423. Prime factorization of 51228 in exponential form is:

51228 = 2² × 3² × 1423¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 51232

Prime factors of 51232 are 2, 1601. Prime factorization of 51232 in exponential form is:

51232 = 2⁵ × 1601¹

Step-3: Factors of 51228

List of positive integer factors of 51228 that divides 51228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1423, 2846, 4269, 5692, 8538, 12807, 17076, 25614

Step-4: Factors of 51232

List of positive integer factors of 51232 that divides 51228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 1601, 3202, 6404, 12808, 25616

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 51228 and 51232. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 51228 and 51232 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 51228 and 51232