What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52242 and 52262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52242 and 52262 is 2.

GCF(52242,52262) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52242 and 52262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52242 and 52262.

How to find the GCF of 52242 and 52262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52242 and 52262. After we will calculate the factors of 52242 and 52262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52242

Prime factors of 52242 are 2, 3, 8707. Prime factorization of 52242 in exponential form is:

52242 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8707¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52262

Prime factors of 52262 are 2, 7, 3733. Prime factorization of 52262 in exponential form is:

52262 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 3733¹

Step-3: Factors of 52242

List of positive integer factors of 52242 that divides 52242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8707, 17414, 26121

Step-4: Factors of 52262

List of positive integer factors of 52262 that divides 52242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 3733, 7466, 26131

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52242 and 52262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52242 and 52262 is 2.

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