What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5058 and 5068?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5058 and 5068 is 2.

GCF(5058,5068) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5058 and 5068, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5058 and 5068.

How to find the GCF of 5058 and 5068?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5058 and 5068. After we will calculate the factors of 5058 and 5068 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5058

Prime factors of 5058 are 2, 3, 281. Prime factorization of 5058 in exponential form is:

5058 = 2¹ × 3² × 281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5068

Prime factors of 5068 are 2, 7, 181. Prime factorization of 5068 in exponential form is:

5068 = 2² × 7¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 5058

List of positive integer factors of 5058 that divides 5058 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 281, 562, 843, 1686, 2529

Step-4: Factors of 5068

List of positive integer factors of 5068 that divides 5058 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 181, 362, 724, 1267, 2534

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5058 and 5068. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5058 and 5068 is 2.

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