What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52420 and 52426?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52420 and 52426 is 2.

GCF(52420,52426) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52420 and 52426, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52420 and 52426.

How to find the GCF of 52420 and 52426?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52420 and 52426. After we will calculate the factors of 52420 and 52426 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52420

Prime factors of 52420 are 2, 5, 2621. Prime factorization of 52420 in exponential form is:

52420 = 2² × 5¹ × 2621¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52426

Prime factors of 52426 are 2, 11, 2383. Prime factorization of 52426 in exponential form is:

52426 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2383¹

Step-3: Factors of 52420

List of positive integer factors of 52420 that divides 52420 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2621, 5242, 10484, 13105, 26210

Step-4: Factors of 52426

List of positive integer factors of 52426 that divides 52420 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 2383, 4766, 26213

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52420 and 52426. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52420 and 52426 is 2.

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