What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52494 and 52498?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52494 and 52498 is 2.

GCF(52494,52498) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52494 and 52498, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52494 and 52498.

How to find the GCF of 52494 and 52498?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52494 and 52498. After we will calculate the factors of 52494 and 52498 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52494

Prime factors of 52494 are 2, 3, 13, 673. Prime factorization of 52494 in exponential form is:

52494 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 673¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52498

Prime factors of 52498 are 2, 26249. Prime factorization of 52498 in exponential form is:

52498 = 2¹ × 26249¹

Step-3: Factors of 52494

List of positive integer factors of 52494 that divides 52494 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 78, 673, 1346, 2019, 4038, 8749, 17498, 26247

Step-4: Factors of 52498

List of positive integer factors of 52498 that divides 52494 without a remainder.

1, 2, 26249

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52494 and 52498. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52494 and 52498 is 2.

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