What is the Greatest Common Factor of 51984 and 51994?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 51984 and 51994 is 2.

GCF(51984,51994) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 51984 and 51994, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 51984 and 51994.

How to find the GCF of 51984 and 51994?

We will first find the prime factorization of 51984 and 51994. After we will calculate the factors of 51984 and 51994 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 51984

Prime factors of 51984 are 2, 3, 19. Prime factorization of 51984 in exponential form is:

51984 = 2⁴ × 3² × 19²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 51994

Prime factors of 51994 are 2, 25997. Prime factorization of 51994 in exponential form is:

51994 = 2¹ × 25997¹

Step-3: Factors of 51984

List of positive integer factors of 51984 that divides 51984 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 19, 24, 36, 38, 48, 57, 72, 76, 114, 144, 152, 171, 228, 304, 342, 361, 456, 684, 722, 912, 1083, 1368, 1444, 2166, 2736, 2888, 3249, 4332, 5776, 6498, 8664, 12996, 17328, 25992

Step-4: Factors of 51994

List of positive integer factors of 51994 that divides 51984 without a remainder.

1, 2, 25997

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 51984 and 51994. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 51984 and 51994 is 2.

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