What is the Greatest Common Factor of 51998 and 52009?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 51998 and 52009 is 1.

GCF(51998,52009) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 51998 and 52009, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 51998 and 52009.

How to find the GCF of 51998 and 52009?

We will first find the prime factorization of 51998 and 52009. After we will calculate the factors of 51998 and 52009 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 51998

Prime factors of 51998 are 2, 25999. Prime factorization of 51998 in exponential form is:

51998 = 2¹ × 25999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52009

Prime factors of 52009 are 52009. Prime factorization of 52009 in exponential form is:

52009 = 52009¹

Step-3: Factors of 51998

List of positive integer factors of 51998 that divides 51998 without a remainder.

1, 2, 25999

Step-4: Factors of 52009

List of positive integer factors of 52009 that divides 51998 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 51998 and 52009. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 51998 and 52009 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 51998 and 52009