What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53156 and 53162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53156 and 53162 is 2.

GCF(53156,53162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53156 and 53162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53156 and 53162.

How to find the GCF of 53156 and 53162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53156 and 53162. After we will calculate the factors of 53156 and 53162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53156

Prime factors of 53156 are 2, 97, 137. Prime factorization of 53156 in exponential form is:

53156 = 2² × 97¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 53162

Prime factors of 53162 are 2, 19, 1399. Prime factorization of 53162 in exponential form is:

53162 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1399¹

Step-3: Factors of 53156

List of positive integer factors of 53156 that divides 53156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 97, 137, 194, 274, 388, 548, 13289, 26578

Step-4: Factors of 53162

List of positive integer factors of 53162 that divides 53156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 1399, 2798, 26581

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53156 and 53162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53156 and 53162 is 2.

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