What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5168 and 5188?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5168 and 5188 is 4.

GCF(5168,5188) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5168 and 5188, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5168 and 5188.

How to find the GCF of 5168 and 5188?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5168 and 5188. After we will calculate the factors of 5168 and 5188 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5168

Prime factors of 5168 are 2, 17, 19. Prime factorization of 5168 in exponential form is:

5168 = 2⁴ × 17¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5188

Prime factors of 5188 are 2, 1297. Prime factorization of 5188 in exponential form is:

5188 = 2² × 1297¹

Step-3: Factors of 5168

List of positive integer factors of 5168 that divides 5168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 19, 34, 38, 68, 76, 136, 152, 272, 304, 323, 646, 1292, 2584

Step-4: Factors of 5188

List of positive integer factors of 5188 that divides 5168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1297, 2594

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5168 and 5188. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5168 and 5188 is 4.

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