What is the Greatest Common Factor of 51966 and 51986?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 51966 and 51986 is 2.

GCF(51966,51986) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 51966 and 51986, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 51966 and 51986.

How to find the GCF of 51966 and 51986?

We will first find the prime factorization of 51966 and 51986. After we will calculate the factors of 51966 and 51986 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 51966

Prime factors of 51966 are 2, 3, 2887. Prime factorization of 51966 in exponential form is:

51966 = 2¹ × 3² × 2887¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 51986

Prime factors of 51986 are 2, 11, 17, 139. Prime factorization of 51986 in exponential form is:

51986 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 139¹

Step-3: Factors of 51966

List of positive integer factors of 51966 that divides 51966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2887, 5774, 8661, 17322, 25983

Step-4: Factors of 51986

List of positive integer factors of 51986 that divides 51966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 17, 22, 34, 139, 187, 278, 374, 1529, 2363, 3058, 4726, 25993

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 51966 and 51986. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 51966 and 51986 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 51966 and 51986