What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5037 and 5053?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5037 and 5053 is 1.

GCF(5037,5053) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5037 and 5053, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5037 and 5053.

How to find the GCF of 5037 and 5053?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5037 and 5053. After we will calculate the factors of 5037 and 5053 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5037

Prime factors of 5037 are 3, 23, 73. Prime factorization of 5037 in exponential form is:

5037 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5053

Prime factors of 5053 are 31, 163. Prime factorization of 5053 in exponential form is:

5053 = 31¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 5037

List of positive integer factors of 5037 that divides 5037 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 73, 219, 1679

Step-4: Factors of 5053

List of positive integer factors of 5053 that divides 5037 without a remainder.

1, 31, 163

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5037 and 5053. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5037 and 5053 is 1.

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