What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5160 and 5179?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5160 and 5179 is 1.

GCF(5160,5179) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5160 and 5179, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5160 and 5179.

How to find the GCF of 5160 and 5179?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5160 and 5179. After we will calculate the factors of 5160 and 5179 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5160

Prime factors of 5160 are 2, 3, 5, 43. Prime factorization of 5160 in exponential form is:

5160 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5179

Prime factors of 5179 are 5179. Prime factorization of 5179 in exponential form is:

5179 = 5179¹

Step-3: Factors of 5160

List of positive integer factors of 5160 that divides 5160 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 43, 60, 86, 120, 129, 172, 215, 258, 344, 430, 516, 645, 860, 1032, 1290, 1720, 2580

Step-4: Factors of 5179

List of positive integer factors of 5179 that divides 5160 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5160 and 5179. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5160 and 5179 is 1.

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