What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52042 and 52046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52042 and 52046 is 2.

GCF(52042,52046) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52042 and 52046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52042 and 52046.

How to find the GCF of 52042 and 52046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52042 and 52046. After we will calculate the factors of 52042 and 52046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52042

Prime factors of 52042 are 2, 26021. Prime factorization of 52042 in exponential form is:

52042 = 2¹ × 26021¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52046

Prime factors of 52046 are 2, 53, 491. Prime factorization of 52046 in exponential form is:

52046 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 491¹

Step-3: Factors of 52042

List of positive integer factors of 52042 that divides 52042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 26021

Step-4: Factors of 52046

List of positive integer factors of 52046 that divides 52042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 491, 982, 26023

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52042 and 52046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52042 and 52046 is 2.

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