What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52246 and 52252?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52246 and 52252 is 2.

GCF(52246,52252) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52246 and 52252, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52246 and 52252.

How to find the GCF of 52246 and 52252?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52246 and 52252. After we will calculate the factors of 52246 and 52252 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52246

Prime factors of 52246 are 2, 151, 173. Prime factorization of 52246 in exponential form is:

52246 = 2¹ × 151¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52252

Prime factors of 52252 are 2, 13063. Prime factorization of 52252 in exponential form is:

52252 = 2² × 13063¹

Step-3: Factors of 52246

List of positive integer factors of 52246 that divides 52246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 151, 173, 302, 346, 26123

Step-4: Factors of 52252

List of positive integer factors of 52252 that divides 52246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13063, 26126

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52246 and 52252. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52246 and 52252 is 2.

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