What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52438 and 52446?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52438 and 52446 is 2.

GCF(52438,52446) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52438 and 52446, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52438 and 52446.

How to find the GCF of 52438 and 52446?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52438 and 52446. After we will calculate the factors of 52438 and 52446 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 52446

Prime factors of 52446 are 2, 3, 8741. Prime factorization of 52446 in exponential form is:

52446 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8741¹

Step-3: Factors of 52438

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 52446

List of positive integer factors of 52446 that divides 52438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8741, 17482, 26223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52438 and 52446. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52438 and 52446 is 2.

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