What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52358 and 52378?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52358 and 52378 is 2.

GCF(52358,52378) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52358 and 52378, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52358 and 52378.

How to find the GCF of 52358 and 52378?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52358 and 52378. After we will calculate the factors of 52358 and 52378 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52358

Prime factors of 52358 are 2, 47, 557. Prime factorization of 52358 in exponential form is:

52358 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 557¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52378

Prime factors of 52378 are 2, 26189. Prime factorization of 52378 in exponential form is:

52378 = 2¹ × 26189¹

Step-3: Factors of 52358

List of positive integer factors of 52358 that divides 52358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 557, 1114, 26179

Step-4: Factors of 52378

List of positive integer factors of 52378 that divides 52358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 26189

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52358 and 52378. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52358 and 52378 is 2.

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