What is the Greatest Common Factor of 51983 and 51996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 51983 and 51996 is 1.

GCF(51983,51996) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 51983 and 51996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 51983 and 51996.

How to find the GCF of 51983 and 51996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 51983 and 51996. After we will calculate the factors of 51983 and 51996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 51983

Prime factors of 51983 are 227, 229. Prime factorization of 51983 in exponential form is:

51983 = 227¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 51996

Prime factors of 51996 are 2, 3, 7, 619. Prime factorization of 51996 in exponential form is:

51996 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 619¹

Step-3: Factors of 51983

List of positive integer factors of 51983 that divides 51983 without a remainder.

1, 227, 229

Step-4: Factors of 51996

List of positive integer factors of 51996 that divides 51983 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84, 619, 1238, 1857, 2476, 3714, 4333, 7428, 8666, 12999, 17332, 25998

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 51983 and 51996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 51983 and 51996 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 51983 and 51996