What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52556 and 52563?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52556 and 52563 is 7.

GCF(52556,52563) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52556 and 52563, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52556 and 52563.

How to find the GCF of 52556 and 52563?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52556 and 52563. After we will calculate the factors of 52556 and 52563 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52556

Prime factors of 52556 are 2, 7, 1877. Prime factorization of 52556 in exponential form is:

52556 = 2² × 7¹ × 1877¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52563

Prime factors of 52563 are 3, 7, 2503. Prime factorization of 52563 in exponential form is:

52563 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2503¹

Step-3: Factors of 52556

List of positive integer factors of 52556 that divides 52556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1877, 3754, 7508, 13139, 26278

Step-4: Factors of 52563

List of positive integer factors of 52563 that divides 52556 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 2503, 7509, 17521

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52556 and 52563. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52556 and 52563 is 7.

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