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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53930 and 53942?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53930 and 53942 is 2.

GCF(53930,53942) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53930 and 53942, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53930 and 53942.

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How to find the GCF of 53930 and 53942?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53930 and 53942. After we will calculate the factors of 53930 and 53942 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53930

Prime factors of 53930 are 2, 5, 5393. Prime factorization of 53930 in exponential form is:

53930 = 21 × 51 × 53931

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 53942

Prime factors of 53942 are 2, 7, 3853. Prime factorization of 53942 in exponential form is:

53942 = 21 × 71 × 38531

Step-3: Factors of 53930

List of positive integer factors of 53930 that divides 53930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 5393, 10786, 26965

Step-4: Factors of 53942

List of positive integer factors of 53942 that divides 53930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 3853, 7706, 26971

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53930 and 53942. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53930 and 53942 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 53930 and 53942