What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5034 and 5042?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5034 and 5042 is 2.

GCF(5034,5042) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5034 and 5042, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5034 and 5042.

How to find the GCF of 5034 and 5042?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5034 and 5042. After we will calculate the factors of 5034 and 5042 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5034

Prime factors of 5034 are 2, 3, 839. Prime factorization of 5034 in exponential form is:

5034 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 839¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5042

Prime factors of 5042 are 2, 2521. Prime factorization of 5042 in exponential form is:

5042 = 2¹ × 2521¹

Step-3: Factors of 5034

List of positive integer factors of 5034 that divides 5034 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 839, 1678, 2517

Step-4: Factors of 5042

List of positive integer factors of 5042 that divides 5034 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2521

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5034 and 5042. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5034 and 5042 is 2.

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