What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52872 and 52879?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52872 and 52879 is 1.

GCF(52872,52879) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52872 and 52879, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52872 and 52879.

How to find the GCF of 52872 and 52879?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52872 and 52879. After we will calculate the factors of 52872 and 52879 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52872

Prime factors of 52872 are 2, 3, 2203. Prime factorization of 52872 in exponential form is:

52872 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2203¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52879

Prime factors of 52879 are 52879. Prime factorization of 52879 in exponential form is:

52879 = 52879¹

Step-3: Factors of 52872

List of positive integer factors of 52872 that divides 52872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2203, 4406, 6609, 8812, 13218, 17624, 26436

Step-4: Factors of 52879

List of positive integer factors of 52879 that divides 52872 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52872 and 52879. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52872 and 52879 is 1.

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