What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52156 and 52173?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52156 and 52173 is 17.

GCF(52156,52173) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52156 and 52173, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52156 and 52173.

How to find the GCF of 52156 and 52173?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52156 and 52173. After we will calculate the factors of 52156 and 52173 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 52173

Prime factors of 52173 are 3, 11, 17, 31. Prime factorization of 52173 in exponential form is:

52173 = 3² × 11¹ × 17¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 52156

List of positive integer factors of 52156 that divides 52156 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

Step-4: Factors of 52173

List of positive integer factors of 52173 that divides 52156 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 17, 31, 33, 51, 93, 99, 153, 187, 279, 341, 527, 561, 1023, 1581, 1683, 3069, 4743, 5797, 17391

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52156 and 52173. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52156 and 52173 is 17.

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