What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52296 and 52305?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52296 and 52305 is 3.

GCF(52296,52305) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52296 and 52305, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52296 and 52305.

How to find the GCF of 52296 and 52305?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52296 and 52305. After we will calculate the factors of 52296 and 52305 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52296

Prime factors of 52296 are 2, 3, 2179. Prime factorization of 52296 in exponential form is:

52296 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52305

Prime factors of 52305 are 3, 5, 11, 317. Prime factorization of 52305 in exponential form is:

52305 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 317¹

Step-3: Factors of 52296

List of positive integer factors of 52296 that divides 52296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2179, 4358, 6537, 8716, 13074, 17432, 26148

Step-4: Factors of 52305

List of positive integer factors of 52305 that divides 52296 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 11, 15, 33, 55, 165, 317, 951, 1585, 3487, 4755, 10461, 17435

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52296 and 52305. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52296 and 52305 is 3.

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