What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5058 and 5073?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5058 and 5073 is 3.

GCF(5058,5073) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5058 and 5073, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5058 and 5073.

How to find the GCF of 5058 and 5073?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5058 and 5073. After we will calculate the factors of 5058 and 5073 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 5073

Prime factors of 5073 are 3, 19, 89. Prime factorization of 5073 in exponential form is:

5073 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 89¹

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 5073

List of positive integer factors of 5073 that divides 5058 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 89, 267, 1691

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5058 and 5073. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5058 and 5073 is 3.

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