What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53304 and 53324?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53304 and 53324 is 4.

GCF(53304,53324) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53304 and 53324, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53304 and 53324.

How to find the GCF of 53304 and 53324?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53304 and 53324. After we will calculate the factors of 53304 and 53324 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53304

Prime factors of 53304 are 2, 3, 2221. Prime factorization of 53304 in exponential form is:

53304 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 53324

Prime factors of 53324 are 2, 13331. Prime factorization of 53324 in exponential form is:

53324 = 2² × 13331¹

Step-3: Factors of 53304

List of positive integer factors of 53304 that divides 53304 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2221, 4442, 6663, 8884, 13326, 17768, 26652

Step-4: Factors of 53324

List of positive integer factors of 53324 that divides 53304 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13331, 26662

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53304 and 53324. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53304 and 53324 is 4.

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