What is the Greatest Common Factor of 51972 and 51991?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 51972 and 51991 is 1.

GCF(51972,51991) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 51972 and 51991, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 51972 and 51991.

How to find the GCF of 51972 and 51991?

We will first find the prime factorization of 51972 and 51991. After we will calculate the factors of 51972 and 51991 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 51972

Prime factors of 51972 are 2, 3, 61, 71. Prime factorization of 51972 in exponential form is:

51972 = 2² × 3¹ × 61¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 51991

Prime factors of 51991 are 51991. Prime factorization of 51991 in exponential form is:

51991 = 51991¹

Step-3: Factors of 51972

List of positive integer factors of 51972 that divides 51972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 61, 71, 122, 142, 183, 213, 244, 284, 366, 426, 732, 852, 4331, 8662, 12993, 17324, 25986

Step-4: Factors of 51991

List of positive integer factors of 51991 that divides 51972 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 51972 and 51991. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 51972 and 51991 is 1.

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