What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5142 and 5162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5142 and 5162 is 2.

GCF(5142,5162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5142 and 5162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5142 and 5162.

How to find the GCF of 5142 and 5162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5142 and 5162. After we will calculate the factors of 5142 and 5162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 5162

Prime factors of 5162 are 2, 29, 89. Prime factorization of 5162 in exponential form is:

5162 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 5142

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 5162

List of positive integer factors of 5162 that divides 5142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 89, 178, 2581

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5142 and 5162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5142 and 5162 is 2.

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