What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5045 and 5062?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5045 and 5062 is 1.

GCF(5045,5062) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5045 and 5062, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5045 and 5062.

How to find the GCF of 5045 and 5062?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5045 and 5062. After we will calculate the factors of 5045 and 5062 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5045

Prime factors of 5045 are 5, 1009. Prime factorization of 5045 in exponential form is:

5045 = 5¹ × 1009¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5062

Prime factors of 5062 are 2, 2531. Prime factorization of 5062 in exponential form is:

5062 = 2¹ × 2531¹

Step-3: Factors of 5045

List of positive integer factors of 5045 that divides 5045 without a remainder.

1, 5, 1009

Step-4: Factors of 5062

List of positive integer factors of 5062 that divides 5045 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2531

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5045 and 5062. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5045 and 5062 is 1.

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