What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5048 and 5052?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5048 and 5052 is 4.

GCF(5048,5052) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5048 and 5052, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5048 and 5052.

How to find the GCF of 5048 and 5052?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5048 and 5052. After we will calculate the factors of 5048 and 5052 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5048

Prime factors of 5048 are 2, 631. Prime factorization of 5048 in exponential form is:

5048 = 2³ × 631¹

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 5048

List of positive integer factors of 5048 that divides 5048 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 631, 1262, 2524

Step-4: Factors of 5052

List of positive integer factors of 5052 that divides 5048 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 5048 and 5052. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5048 and 5052 is 4.

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