What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5030 and 5044?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5030 and 5044 is 2.

GCF(5030,5044) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5030 and 5044, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5030 and 5044.

How to find the GCF of 5030 and 5044?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5030 and 5044. After we will calculate the factors of 5030 and 5044 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5030

Prime factors of 5030 are 2, 5, 503. Prime factorization of 5030 in exponential form is:

5030 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 503¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5044

Prime factors of 5044 are 2, 13, 97. Prime factorization of 5044 in exponential form is:

5044 = 2² × 13¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 5030

List of positive integer factors of 5030 that divides 5030 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 503, 1006, 2515

Step-4: Factors of 5044

List of positive integer factors of 5044 that divides 5030 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 97, 194, 388, 1261, 2522

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5030 and 5044. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5030 and 5044 is 2.

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