What is the Greatest Common Factor of 51942 and 51956?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 51942 and 51956 is 2.

GCF(51942,51956) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 51942 and 51956, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 51942 and 51956.

How to find the GCF of 51942 and 51956?

We will first find the prime factorization of 51942 and 51956. After we will calculate the factors of 51942 and 51956 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 51942

Prime factors of 51942 are 2, 3, 11, 787. Prime factorization of 51942 in exponential form is:

51942 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 787¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 51956

Prime factors of 51956 are 2, 31, 419. Prime factorization of 51956 in exponential form is:

51956 = 2² × 31¹ × 419¹

Step-3: Factors of 51942

List of positive integer factors of 51942 that divides 51942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 787, 1574, 2361, 4722, 8657, 17314, 25971

Step-4: Factors of 51956

List of positive integer factors of 51956 that divides 51942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 31, 62, 124, 419, 838, 1676, 12989, 25978

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 51942 and 51956. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 51942 and 51956 is 2.

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