What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52538 and 52558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52538 and 52558 is 2.

GCF(52538,52558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52538 and 52558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52538 and 52558.

How to find the GCF of 52538 and 52558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52538 and 52558. After we will calculate the factors of 52538 and 52558 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 52558

Prime factors of 52558 are 2, 11, 2389. Prime factorization of 52558 in exponential form is:

52558 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2389¹

Step-3: Factors of 52538

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 52558

List of positive integer factors of 52558 that divides 52538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 2389, 4778, 26279

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52538 and 52558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52538 and 52558 is 2.

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