What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52997 and 53011?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52997 and 53011 is 7.

GCF(52997,53011) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52997 and 53011, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52997 and 53011.

How to find the GCF of 52997 and 53011?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52997 and 53011. After we will calculate the factors of 52997 and 53011 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52997

Prime factors of 52997 are 7, 67, 113. Prime factorization of 52997 in exponential form is:

52997 = 7¹ × 67¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 53011

Prime factors of 53011 are 7, 7573. Prime factorization of 53011 in exponential form is:

53011 = 7¹ × 7573¹

Step-3: Factors of 52997

List of positive integer factors of 52997 that divides 52997 without a remainder.

1, 7, 67, 113, 469, 791, 7571

Step-4: Factors of 53011

List of positive integer factors of 53011 that divides 52997 without a remainder.

1, 7, 7573

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52997 and 53011. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52997 and 53011 is 7.

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