What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5172 and 5190?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5172 and 5190 is 6.

GCF(5172,5190) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5172 and 5190, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5172 and 5190.

How to find the GCF of 5172 and 5190?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5172 and 5190. After we will calculate the factors of 5172 and 5190 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5172

Prime factors of 5172 are 2, 3, 431. Prime factorization of 5172 in exponential form is:

5172 = 2² × 3¹ × 431¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5190

Prime factors of 5190 are 2, 3, 5, 173. Prime factorization of 5190 in exponential form is:

5190 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 5172

List of positive integer factors of 5172 that divides 5172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 431, 862, 1293, 1724, 2586

Step-4: Factors of 5190

List of positive integer factors of 5190 that divides 5172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 173, 346, 519, 865, 1038, 1730, 2595

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5172 and 5190. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5172 and 5190 is 6.

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