What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53990 and 53996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53990 and 53996 is 2.

GCF(53990,53996) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53990 and 53996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53990 and 53996.

How to find the GCF of 53990 and 53996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53990 and 53996. After we will calculate the factors of 53990 and 53996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53990

Prime factors of 53990 are 2, 5, 5399. Prime factorization of 53990 in exponential form is:

53990 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 5399¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 53996

Prime factors of 53996 are 2, 13499. Prime factorization of 53996 in exponential form is:

53996 = 2² × 13499¹

Step-3: Factors of 53990

List of positive integer factors of 53990 that divides 53990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 5399, 10798, 26995

Step-4: Factors of 53996

List of positive integer factors of 53996 that divides 53990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13499, 26998

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53990 and 53996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53990 and 53996 is 2.

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