What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53206 and 53212?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53206 and 53212 is 2.

GCF(53206,53212) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53206 and 53212, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53206 and 53212.

How to find the GCF of 53206 and 53212?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53206 and 53212. After we will calculate the factors of 53206 and 53212 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53206

Prime factors of 53206 are 2, 37, 719. Prime factorization of 53206 in exponential form is:

53206 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 719¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 53212

Prime factors of 53212 are 2, 53, 251. Prime factorization of 53212 in exponential form is:

53212 = 2² × 53¹ × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 53206

List of positive integer factors of 53206 that divides 53206 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 719, 1438, 26603

Step-4: Factors of 53212

List of positive integer factors of 53212 that divides 53206 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 53, 106, 212, 251, 502, 1004, 13303, 26606

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53206 and 53212. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53206 and 53212 is 2.

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