What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5042 and 5060?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5042 and 5060 is 2.

GCF(5042,5060) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5042 and 5060, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5042 and 5060.

How to find the GCF of 5042 and 5060?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5042 and 5060. After we will calculate the factors of 5042 and 5060 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 5060

Prime factors of 5060 are 2, 5, 11, 23. Prime factorization of 5060 in exponential form is:

5060 = 2² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 23¹

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 5060

List of positive integer factors of 5060 that divides 5042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 20, 22, 23, 44, 46, 55, 92, 110, 115, 220, 230, 253, 460, 506, 1012, 1265, 2530

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5042 and 5060. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5042 and 5060 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 5042 and 5060