What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52562 and 52572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52562 and 52572 is 2.

GCF(52562,52572) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52562 and 52572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52562 and 52572.

How to find the GCF of 52562 and 52572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52562 and 52572. After we will calculate the factors of 52562 and 52572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52562

Prime factors of 52562 are 2, 41, 641. Prime factorization of 52562 in exponential form is:

52562 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 641¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52572

Prime factors of 52572 are 2, 3, 13, 337. Prime factorization of 52572 in exponential form is:

52572 = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 337¹

Step-3: Factors of 52562

List of positive integer factors of 52562 that divides 52562 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 641, 1282, 26281

Step-4: Factors of 52572

List of positive integer factors of 52572 that divides 52562 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 13, 26, 39, 52, 78, 156, 337, 674, 1011, 1348, 2022, 4044, 4381, 8762, 13143, 17524, 26286

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52562 and 52572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52562 and 52572 is 2.

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