What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5042 and 5054?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5042 and 5054 is 2.

GCF(5042,5054) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5042 and 5054, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5042 and 5054.

How to find the GCF of 5042 and 5054?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5042 and 5054. After we will calculate the factors of 5042 and 5054 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5042

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

5042 = 2¹ × 2521¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5054

Prime factors of 5054 are 2, 7, 19. Prime factorization of 5054 in exponential form is:

5054 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 19²

Step-3: Factors of 5042

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

1, 2, 2521

Step-4: Factors of 5054

List of positive integer factors of 5054 that divides 5042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 19, 38, 133, 266, 361, 722, 2527

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5042 and 5054. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5042 and 5054 is 2.

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