What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5046 and 5052?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5046 and 5052 is 6.

GCF(5046,5052) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5046 and 5052, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5046 and 5052.

How to find the GCF of 5046 and 5052?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5046 and 5052. After we will calculate the factors of 5046 and 5052 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5046

Prime factors of 5046 are 2, 3, 29. Prime factorization of 5046 in exponential form is:

5046 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 29²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5052

Prime factors of 5052 are 2, 3, 421. Prime factorization of 5052 in exponential form is:

5052 = 2² × 3¹ × 421¹

Step-3: Factors of 5046

List of positive integer factors of 5046 that divides 5046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 29, 58, 87, 174, 841, 1682, 2523

Step-4: Factors of 5052

List of positive integer factors of 5052 that divides 5046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 421, 842, 1263, 1684, 2526

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5046 and 5052. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5046 and 5052 is 6.

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