What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5136 and 5142?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5136 and 5142 is 6.

GCF(5136,5142) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5136 and 5142, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5136 and 5142.

How to find the GCF of 5136 and 5142?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5136 and 5142. After we will calculate the factors of 5136 and 5142 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5136

Prime factors of 5136 are 2, 3, 107. Prime factorization of 5136 in exponential form is:

5136 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5142

Prime factors of 5142 are 2, 3, 857. Prime factorization of 5142 in exponential form is:

5142 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 857¹

Step-3: Factors of 5136

List of positive integer factors of 5136 that divides 5136 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 107, 214, 321, 428, 642, 856, 1284, 1712, 2568

Step-4: Factors of 5142

List of positive integer factors of 5142 that divides 5136 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 857, 1714, 2571

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5136 and 5142. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5136 and 5142 is 6.

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