What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52131 and 52146?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52131 and 52146 is 3.

GCF(52131,52146) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52131 and 52146, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52131 and 52146.

How to find the GCF of 52131 and 52146?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52131 and 52146. After we will calculate the factors of 52131 and 52146 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52131

Prime factors of 52131 are 3, 17377. Prime factorization of 52131 in exponential form is:

52131 = 3¹ × 17377¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52146

Prime factors of 52146 are 2, 3, 2897. Prime factorization of 52146 in exponential form is:

52146 = 2¹ × 3² × 2897¹

Step-3: Factors of 52131

List of positive integer factors of 52131 that divides 52131 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17377

Step-4: Factors of 52146

List of positive integer factors of 52146 that divides 52131 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2897, 5794, 8691, 17382, 26073

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52131 and 52146. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52131 and 52146 is 3.

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