What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5146 and 5166?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5146 and 5166 is 2.

GCF(5146,5166) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5146 and 5166, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5146 and 5166.

How to find the GCF of 5146 and 5166?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5146 and 5166. After we will calculate the factors of 5146 and 5166 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5146

Prime factors of 5146 are 2, 31, 83. Prime factorization of 5146 in exponential form is:

5146 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5166

Prime factors of 5166 are 2, 3, 7, 41. Prime factorization of 5166 in exponential form is:

5166 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 5146

List of positive integer factors of 5146 that divides 5146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 83, 166, 2573

Step-4: Factors of 5166

List of positive integer factors of 5166 that divides 5146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 41, 42, 63, 82, 123, 126, 246, 287, 369, 574, 738, 861, 1722, 2583

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5146 and 5166. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5146 and 5166 is 2.

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