What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52862 and 52878?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52862 and 52878 is 2.

GCF(52862,52878) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52862 and 52878, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52862 and 52878.

How to find the GCF of 52862 and 52878?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52862 and 52878. After we will calculate the factors of 52862 and 52878 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52862

Prime factors of 52862 are 2, 26431. Prime factorization of 52862 in exponential form is:

52862 = 2¹ × 26431¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52878

Prime factors of 52878 are 2, 3, 7, 1259. Prime factorization of 52878 in exponential form is:

52878 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1259¹

Step-3: Factors of 52862

List of positive integer factors of 52862 that divides 52862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 26431

Step-4: Factors of 52878

List of positive integer factors of 52878 that divides 52862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 1259, 2518, 3777, 7554, 8813, 17626, 26439

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52862 and 52878. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52862 and 52878 is 2.

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