What is the Greatest Common Factor of 51997 and 52003?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 51997 and 52003 is 1.

GCF(51997,52003) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 51997 and 52003, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 51997 and 52003.

How to find the GCF of 51997 and 52003?

We will first find the prime factorization of 51997 and 52003. After we will calculate the factors of 51997 and 52003 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 51997

Prime factors of 51997 are 11, 29, 163. Prime factorization of 51997 in exponential form is:

51997 = 11¹ × 29¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52003

Prime factors of 52003 are 7, 17, 19, 23. Prime factorization of 52003 in exponential form is:

52003 = 7¹ × 17¹ × 19¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 51997

List of positive integer factors of 51997 that divides 51997 without a remainder.

1, 11, 29, 163, 319, 1793, 4727

Step-4: Factors of 52003

List of positive integer factors of 52003 that divides 51997 without a remainder.

1, 7, 17, 19, 23, 119, 133, 161, 323, 391, 437, 2261, 2737, 3059, 7429

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 51997 and 52003. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 51997 and 52003 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 51997 and 52003