What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52721 and 52738?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52721 and 52738 is 1.

GCF(52721,52738) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52721 and 52738, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52721 and 52738.

How to find the GCF of 52721 and 52738?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52721 and 52738. After we will calculate the factors of 52721 and 52738 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52721

Prime factors of 52721 are 52721. Prime factorization of 52721 in exponential form is:

52721 = 52721¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52738

Prime factors of 52738 are 2, 7, 3767. Prime factorization of 52738 in exponential form is:

52738 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 3767¹

Step-3: Factors of 52721

List of positive integer factors of 52721 that divides 52721 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 52738

List of positive integer factors of 52738 that divides 52721 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 3767, 7534, 26369

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52721 and 52738. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52721 and 52738 is 1.

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