What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52531 and 52538?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52531 and 52538 is 1.

GCF(52531,52538) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52531 and 52538, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52531 and 52538.

How to find the GCF of 52531 and 52538?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52531 and 52538. After we will calculate the factors of 52531 and 52538 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52531

Prime factors of 52531 are 131, 401. Prime factorization of 52531 in exponential form is:

52531 = 131¹ × 401¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52538

Prime factors of 52538 are 2, 109, 241. Prime factorization of 52538 in exponential form is:

52538 = 2¹ × 109¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 52531

List of positive integer factors of 52531 that divides 52531 without a remainder.

1, 131, 401

Step-4: Factors of 52538

List of positive integer factors of 52538 that divides 52531 without a remainder.

1, 2, 109, 218, 241, 482, 26269

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52531 and 52538. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52531 and 52538 is 1.

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