What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5034 and 5043?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5034 and 5043 is 3.

GCF(5034,5043) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5034 and 5043, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5034 and 5043.

How to find the GCF of 5034 and 5043?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5034 and 5043. After we will calculate the factors of 5034 and 5043 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 5043

Prime factors of 5043 are 3, 41. Prime factorization of 5043 in exponential form is:

5043 = 3¹ × 41²

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 5043

List of positive integer factors of 5043 that divides 5034 without a remainder.

1, 3, 41, 123, 1681

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5034 and 5043. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5034 and 5043 is 3.

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