What is the Greatest Common Factor of 51740 and 51754?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 51740 and 51754 is 2.

GCF(51740,51754) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 51740 and 51754, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 51740 and 51754.

How to find the GCF of 51740 and 51754?

We will first find the prime factorization of 51740 and 51754. After we will calculate the factors of 51740 and 51754 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 51740

Prime factors of 51740 are 2, 5, 13, 199. Prime factorization of 51740 in exponential form is:

51740 = 2² × 5¹ × 13¹ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 51754

Prime factors of 51754 are 2, 113, 229. Prime factorization of 51754 in exponential form is:

51754 = 2¹ × 113¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 51740

List of positive integer factors of 51740 that divides 51740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 13, 20, 26, 52, 65, 130, 199, 260, 398, 796, 995, 1990, 2587, 3980, 5174, 10348, 12935, 25870

Step-4: Factors of 51754

List of positive integer factors of 51754 that divides 51740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 113, 226, 229, 458, 25877

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 51740 and 51754. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 51740 and 51754 is 2.

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