What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52856 and 52864?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52856 and 52864 is 8.

GCF(52856,52864) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52856 and 52864, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52856 and 52864.

How to find the GCF of 52856 and 52864?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52856 and 52864. After we will calculate the factors of 52856 and 52864 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52856

Prime factors of 52856 are 2, 6607. Prime factorization of 52856 in exponential form is:

52856 = 2³ × 6607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52864

Prime factors of 52864 are 2, 7, 59. Prime factorization of 52864 in exponential form is:

52864 = 2⁷ × 7¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 52856

List of positive integer factors of 52856 that divides 52856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 6607, 13214, 26428

Step-4: Factors of 52864

List of positive integer factors of 52864 that divides 52856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 32, 56, 59, 64, 112, 118, 128, 224, 236, 413, 448, 472, 826, 896, 944, 1652, 1888, 3304, 3776, 6608, 7552, 13216, 26432

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52856 and 52864. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52856 and 52864 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 52856 and 52864