What is the Greatest Common Factor of 51659 and 51672?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 51659 and 51672 is 1.

GCF(51659,51672) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 51659 and 51672, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 51659 and 51672.

How to find the GCF of 51659 and 51672?

We will first find the prime factorization of 51659 and 51672. After we will calculate the factors of 51659 and 51672 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 51659

Prime factors of 51659 are 51659. Prime factorization of 51659 in exponential form is:

51659 = 51659¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 51672

Prime factors of 51672 are 2, 3, 2153. Prime factorization of 51672 in exponential form is:

51672 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2153¹

Step-3: Factors of 51659

List of positive integer factors of 51659 that divides 51659 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 51672

List of positive integer factors of 51672 that divides 51659 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2153, 4306, 6459, 8612, 12918, 17224, 25836

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 51659 and 51672. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 51659 and 51672 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 51659 and 51672