What is the Greatest Common Factor of 51997 and 52012?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 51997 and 52012 is 1.

GCF(51997,52012) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 51997 and 52012, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 51997 and 52012.

How to find the GCF of 51997 and 52012?

We will first find the prime factorization of 51997 and 52012. After we will calculate the factors of 51997 and 52012 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 52012

Prime factors of 52012 are 2, 13003. Prime factorization of 52012 in exponential form is:

52012 = 2² × 13003¹

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 52012

List of positive integer factors of 52012 that divides 51997 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13003, 26006

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 51997 and 52012. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 51997 and 52012 is 1.

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