What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53994 and 54002?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53994 and 54002 is 2.

GCF(53994,54002) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53994 and 54002, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53994 and 54002.

How to find the GCF of 53994 and 54002?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53994 and 54002. After we will calculate the factors of 53994 and 54002 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53994

Prime factors of 53994 are 2, 3, 8999. Prime factorization of 53994 in exponential form is:

53994 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 54002

Prime factors of 54002 are 2, 13, 31, 67. Prime factorization of 54002 in exponential form is:

54002 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 31¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 53994

List of positive integer factors of 53994 that divides 53994 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8999, 17998, 26997

Step-4: Factors of 54002

List of positive integer factors of 54002 that divides 53994 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 31, 62, 67, 134, 403, 806, 871, 1742, 2077, 4154, 27001

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53994 and 54002. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53994 and 54002 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 53994 and 54002