What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5020 and 5036?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5020 and 5036 is 4.

GCF(5020,5036) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5020 and 5036, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5020 and 5036.

How to find the GCF of 5020 and 5036?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5020 and 5036. After we will calculate the factors of 5020 and 5036 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5020

Prime factors of 5020 are 2, 5, 251. Prime factorization of 5020 in exponential form is:

5020 = 2² × 5¹ × 251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5036

Prime factors of 5036 are 2, 1259. Prime factorization of 5036 in exponential form is:

5036 = 2² × 1259¹

Step-3: Factors of 5020

List of positive integer factors of 5020 that divides 5020 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 251, 502, 1004, 1255, 2510

Step-4: Factors of 5036

List of positive integer factors of 5036 that divides 5020 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1259, 2518

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5020 and 5036. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5020 and 5036 is 4.

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