What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52278 and 52298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52278 and 52298 is 2.

GCF(52278,52298) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52278 and 52298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52278 and 52298.

How to find the GCF of 52278 and 52298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52278 and 52298. After we will calculate the factors of 52278 and 52298 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52278

Prime factors of 52278 are 2, 3, 8713. Prime factorization of 52278 in exponential form is:

52278 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8713¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52298

Prime factors of 52298 are 2, 79, 331. Prime factorization of 52298 in exponential form is:

52298 = 2¹ × 79¹ × 331¹

Step-3: Factors of 52278

List of positive integer factors of 52278 that divides 52278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8713, 17426, 26139

Step-4: Factors of 52298

List of positive integer factors of 52298 that divides 52278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 79, 158, 331, 662, 26149

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52278 and 52298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52278 and 52298 is 2.

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