What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5156 and 5176?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5156 and 5176 is 4.

GCF(5156,5176) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5156 and 5176, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5156 and 5176.

How to find the GCF of 5156 and 5176?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5156 and 5176. After we will calculate the factors of 5156 and 5176 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5156

Prime factors of 5156 are 2, 1289. Prime factorization of 5156 in exponential form is:

5156 = 2² × 1289¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5176

Prime factors of 5176 are 2, 647. Prime factorization of 5176 in exponential form is:

5176 = 2³ × 647¹

Step-3: Factors of 5156

List of positive integer factors of 5156 that divides 5156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1289, 2578

Step-4: Factors of 5176

List of positive integer factors of 5176 that divides 5156 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 647, 1294, 2588

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5156 and 5176. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5156 and 5176 is 4.

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