What is the Greatest Common Factor of 51372 and 51381?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 51372 and 51381 is 9.

GCF(51372,51381) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 51372 and 51381, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 51372 and 51381.

How to find the GCF of 51372 and 51381?

We will first find the prime factorization of 51372 and 51381. After we will calculate the factors of 51372 and 51381 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 51372

Prime factors of 51372 are 2, 3, 1427. Prime factorization of 51372 in exponential form is:

51372 = 2² × 3² × 1427¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 51381

Prime factors of 51381 are 3, 11, 173. Prime factorization of 51381 in exponential form is:

51381 = 3³ × 11¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 51372

List of positive integer factors of 51372 that divides 51372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1427, 2854, 4281, 5708, 8562, 12843, 17124, 25686

Step-4: Factors of 51381

List of positive integer factors of 51381 that divides 51372 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 27, 33, 99, 173, 297, 519, 1557, 1903, 4671, 5709, 17127

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 51372 and 51381. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 51372 and 51381 is 9.

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