What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53172 and 53179?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53172 and 53179 is 7.

GCF(53172,53179) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53172 and 53179, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53172 and 53179.

How to find the GCF of 53172 and 53179?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53172 and 53179. After we will calculate the factors of 53172 and 53179 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53172

Prime factors of 53172 are 2, 3, 7, 211. Prime factorization of 53172 in exponential form is:

53172 = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 53179

Prime factors of 53179 are 7, 71, 107. Prime factorization of 53179 in exponential form is:

53179 = 7¹ × 71¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 53172

List of positive integer factors of 53172 that divides 53172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 28, 36, 42, 63, 84, 126, 211, 252, 422, 633, 844, 1266, 1477, 1899, 2532, 2954, 3798, 4431, 5908, 7596, 8862, 13293, 17724, 26586

Step-4: Factors of 53179

List of positive integer factors of 53179 that divides 53172 without a remainder.

1, 7, 71, 107, 497, 749, 7597

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53172 and 53179. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53172 and 53179 is 7.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 53172 and 53179