What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53048 and 53062?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53048 and 53062 is 2.

GCF(53048,53062) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53048 and 53062, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53048 and 53062.

How to find the GCF of 53048 and 53062?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53048 and 53062. After we will calculate the factors of 53048 and 53062 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53048

Prime factors of 53048 are 2, 19, 349. Prime factorization of 53048 in exponential form is:

53048 = 2³ × 19¹ × 349¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 53062

Prime factors of 53062 are 2, 43, 617. Prime factorization of 53062 in exponential form is:

53062 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 617¹

Step-3: Factors of 53048

List of positive integer factors of 53048 that divides 53048 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 19, 38, 76, 152, 349, 698, 1396, 2792, 6631, 13262, 26524

Step-4: Factors of 53062

List of positive integer factors of 53062 that divides 53048 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 617, 1234, 26531

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53048 and 53062. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53048 and 53062 is 2.

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