What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5001 and 5006?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5001 and 5006 is 1.

GCF(5001,5006) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5001 and 5006, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5001 and 5006.

How to find the GCF of 5001 and 5006?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5001 and 5006. After we will calculate the factors of 5001 and 5006 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5001

Prime factors of 5001 are 3, 1667. Prime factorization of 5001 in exponential form is:

5001 = 3¹ × 1667¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5006

Prime factors of 5006 are 2, 2503. Prime factorization of 5006 in exponential form is:

5006 = 2¹ × 2503¹

Step-3: Factors of 5001

List of positive integer factors of 5001 that divides 5001 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1667

Step-4: Factors of 5006

List of positive integer factors of 5006 that divides 5001 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2503

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5001 and 5006. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5001 and 5006 is 1.

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