What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5017 and 5021?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5017 and 5021 is 1.

GCF(5017,5021) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5017 and 5021, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5017 and 5021.

How to find the GCF of 5017 and 5021?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5017 and 5021. After we will calculate the factors of 5017 and 5021 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5017

Prime factors of 5017 are 29, 173. Prime factorization of 5017 in exponential form is:

5017 = 29¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5021

Prime factors of 5021 are 5021. Prime factorization of 5021 in exponential form is:

5021 = 5021¹

Step-3: Factors of 5017

List of positive integer factors of 5017 that divides 5017 without a remainder.

1, 29, 173

Step-4: Factors of 5021

List of positive integer factors of 5021 that divides 5017 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5017 and 5021. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5017 and 5021 is 1.

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