What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52258 and 52268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52258 and 52268 is 2.

GCF(52258,52268) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52258 and 52268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52258 and 52268.

How to find the GCF of 52258 and 52268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52258 and 52268. After we will calculate the factors of 52258 and 52268 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52258

Prime factors of 52258 are 2, 17, 29, 53. Prime factorization of 52258 in exponential form is:

52258 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 29¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52268

Prime factors of 52268 are 2, 73, 179. Prime factorization of 52268 in exponential form is:

52268 = 2² × 73¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 52258

List of positive integer factors of 52258 that divides 52258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 29, 34, 53, 58, 106, 493, 901, 986, 1537, 1802, 3074, 26129

Step-4: Factors of 52268

List of positive integer factors of 52268 that divides 52258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 73, 146, 179, 292, 358, 716, 13067, 26134

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52258 and 52268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52258 and 52268 is 2.

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