What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53700 and 53706?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53700 and 53706 is 6.

GCF(53700,53706) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53700 and 53706, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53700 and 53706.

How to find the GCF of 53700 and 53706?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53700 and 53706. After we will calculate the factors of 53700 and 53706 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53700

Prime factors of 53700 are 2, 3, 5, 179. Prime factorization of 53700 in exponential form is:

53700 = 2² × 3¹ × 5² × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 53706

Prime factors of 53706 are 2, 3, 8951. Prime factorization of 53706 in exponential form is:

53706 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8951¹

Step-3: Factors of 53700

List of positive integer factors of 53700 that divides 53700 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50, 60, 75, 100, 150, 179, 300, 358, 537, 716, 895, 1074, 1790, 2148, 2685, 3580, 4475, 5370, 8950, 10740, 13425, 17900, 26850

Step-4: Factors of 53706

List of positive integer factors of 53706 that divides 53700 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8951, 17902, 26853

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53700 and 53706. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53700 and 53706 is 6.

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