What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53132 and 53138?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53132 and 53138 is 2.

GCF(53132,53138) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53132 and 53138, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53132 and 53138.

How to find the GCF of 53132 and 53138?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53132 and 53138. After we will calculate the factors of 53132 and 53138 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53132

Prime factors of 53132 are 2, 37, 359. Prime factorization of 53132 in exponential form is:

53132 = 2² × 37¹ × 359¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 53138

Prime factors of 53138 are 2, 163. Prime factorization of 53138 in exponential form is:

53138 = 2¹ × 163²

Step-3: Factors of 53132

List of positive integer factors of 53132 that divides 53132 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 74, 148, 359, 718, 1436, 13283, 26566

Step-4: Factors of 53138

List of positive integer factors of 53138 that divides 53132 without a remainder.

1, 2, 163, 326, 26569

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53132 and 53138. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53132 and 53138 is 2.

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