What is the Greatest Common Factor of 51882 and 51902?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 51882 and 51902 is 2.

GCF(51882,51902) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 51882 and 51902, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 51882 and 51902.

How to find the GCF of 51882 and 51902?

We will first find the prime factorization of 51882 and 51902. After we will calculate the factors of 51882 and 51902 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 51882

Prime factors of 51882 are 2, 3, 8647. Prime factorization of 51882 in exponential form is:

51882 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8647¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 51902

Prime factors of 51902 are 2, 25951. Prime factorization of 51902 in exponential form is:

51902 = 2¹ × 25951¹

Step-3: Factors of 51882

List of positive integer factors of 51882 that divides 51882 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8647, 17294, 25941

Step-4: Factors of 51902

List of positive integer factors of 51902 that divides 51882 without a remainder.

1, 2, 25951

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 51882 and 51902. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 51882 and 51902 is 2.

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