What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52426 and 52438?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52426 and 52438 is 2.

GCF(52426,52438) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52426 and 52438, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52426 and 52438.

How to find the GCF of 52426 and 52438?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52426 and 52438. After we will calculate the factors of 52426 and 52438 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 52438

Prime factors of 52438 are 2, 157, 167. Prime factorization of 52438 in exponential form is:

52438 = 2¹ × 157¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 52426

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 52438

List of positive integer factors of 52438 that divides 52426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 157, 167, 314, 334, 26219

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52426 and 52438. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52426 and 52438 is 2.

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