What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53642 and 53658?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53642 and 53658 is 2.

GCF(53642,53658) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53642 and 53658, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53642 and 53658.

How to find the GCF of 53642 and 53658?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53642 and 53658. After we will calculate the factors of 53642 and 53658 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53642

Prime factors of 53642 are 2, 26821. Prime factorization of 53642 in exponential form is:

53642 = 2¹ × 26821¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 53658

Prime factors of 53658 are 2, 3, 11, 271. Prime factorization of 53658 in exponential form is:

53658 = 2¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 271¹

Step-3: Factors of 53642

List of positive integer factors of 53642 that divides 53642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 26821

Step-4: Factors of 53658

List of positive integer factors of 53658 that divides 53642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 18, 22, 33, 66, 99, 198, 271, 542, 813, 1626, 2439, 2981, 4878, 5962, 8943, 17886, 26829

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53642 and 53658. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53642 and 53658 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 53642 and 53658