What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5169 and 5181?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5169 and 5181 is 3.

GCF(5169,5181) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5169 and 5181, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5169 and 5181.

How to find the GCF of 5169 and 5181?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5169 and 5181. After we will calculate the factors of 5169 and 5181 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5169

Prime factors of 5169 are 3, 1723. Prime factorization of 5169 in exponential form is:

5169 = 3¹ × 1723¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5181

Prime factors of 5181 are 3, 11, 157. Prime factorization of 5181 in exponential form is:

5181 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 5169

List of positive integer factors of 5169 that divides 5169 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1723

Step-4: Factors of 5181

List of positive integer factors of 5181 that divides 5169 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 157, 471, 1727

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5169 and 5181. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5169 and 5181 is 3.

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