What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52146 and 52156?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52146 and 52156 is 2.

GCF(52146,52156) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52146 and 52156, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52146 and 52156.

How to find the GCF of 52146 and 52156?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52146 and 52156. After we will calculate the factors of 52146 and 52156 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 52156

Prime factors of 52156 are 2, 13, 17, 59. Prime factorization of 52156 in exponential form is:

52156 = 2² × 13¹ × 17¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 52146

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 52156

List of positive integer factors of 52156 that divides 52146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 17, 26, 34, 52, 59, 68, 118, 221, 236, 442, 767, 884, 1003, 1534, 2006, 3068, 4012, 13039, 26078

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52146 and 52156. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52146 and 52156 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 52146 and 52156