What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5072 and 5086?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5072 and 5086 is 2.

GCF(5072,5086) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5072 and 5086, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5072 and 5086.

How to find the GCF of 5072 and 5086?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5072 and 5086. After we will calculate the factors of 5072 and 5086 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5072

Prime factors of 5072 are 2, 317. Prime factorization of 5072 in exponential form is:

5072 = 2⁴ × 317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5086

Prime factors of 5086 are 2, 2543. Prime factorization of 5086 in exponential form is:

5086 = 2¹ × 2543¹

Step-3: Factors of 5072

List of positive integer factors of 5072 that divides 5072 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 317, 634, 1268, 2536

Step-4: Factors of 5086

List of positive integer factors of 5086 that divides 5072 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2543

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5072 and 5086. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5072 and 5086 is 2.

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