What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5079 and 5091?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5079 and 5091 is 3.

GCF(5079,5091) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5079 and 5091, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5079 and 5091.

How to find the GCF of 5079 and 5091?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5079 and 5091. After we will calculate the factors of 5079 and 5091 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5079

Prime factors of 5079 are 3, 1693. Prime factorization of 5079 in exponential form is:

5079 = 3¹ × 1693¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5091

Prime factors of 5091 are 3, 1697. Prime factorization of 5091 in exponential form is:

5091 = 3¹ × 1697¹

Step-3: Factors of 5079

List of positive integer factors of 5079 that divides 5079 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1693

Step-4: Factors of 5091

List of positive integer factors of 5091 that divides 5079 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1697

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5079 and 5091. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5079 and 5091 is 3.

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