What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5042 and 5057?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5042 and 5057 is 1.

GCF(5042,5057) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5042 and 5057, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5042 and 5057.

How to find the GCF of 5042 and 5057?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5042 and 5057. After we will calculate the factors of 5042 and 5057 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 5057

Prime factors of 5057 are 13, 389. Prime factorization of 5057 in exponential form is:

5057 = 13¹ × 389¹

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 5057

List of positive integer factors of 5057 that divides 5042 without a remainder.

1, 13, 389

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5042 and 5057. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5042 and 5057 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 5042 and 5057