What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52940 and 52958?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52940 and 52958 is 2.

GCF(52940,52958) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52940 and 52958, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52940 and 52958.

How to find the GCF of 52940 and 52958?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52940 and 52958. After we will calculate the factors of 52940 and 52958 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52940

Prime factors of 52940 are 2, 5, 2647. Prime factorization of 52940 in exponential form is:

52940 = 2² × 5¹ × 2647¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 52958

Prime factors of 52958 are 2, 26479. Prime factorization of 52958 in exponential form is:

52958 = 2¹ × 26479¹

Step-3: Factors of 52940

List of positive integer factors of 52940 that divides 52940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2647, 5294, 10588, 13235, 26470

Step-4: Factors of 52958

List of positive integer factors of 52958 that divides 52940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 26479

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52940 and 52958. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52940 and 52958 is 2.

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