What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52068 and 52072?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52068 and 52072 is 4.

GCF(52068,52072) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52068 and 52072, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52068 and 52072.

How to find the GCF of 52068 and 52072?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52068 and 52072. After we will calculate the factors of 52068 and 52072 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52068

Prime factors of 52068 are 2, 3, 4339. Prime factorization of 52068 in exponential form is:

52068 = 2² × 3¹ × 4339¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52072

Prime factors of 52072 are 2, 23, 283. Prime factorization of 52072 in exponential form is:

52072 = 2³ × 23¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 52068

List of positive integer factors of 52068 that divides 52068 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4339, 8678, 13017, 17356, 26034

Step-4: Factors of 52072

List of positive integer factors of 52072 that divides 52068 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 23, 46, 92, 184, 283, 566, 1132, 2264, 6509, 13018, 26036

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52068 and 52072. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52068 and 52072 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 52068 and 52072