What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5176 and 5180?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5176 and 5180 is 4.

GCF(5176,5180) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5176 and 5180, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5176 and 5180.

How to find the GCF of 5176 and 5180?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5176 and 5180. After we will calculate the factors of 5176 and 5180 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5176

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

5176 = 2³ × 647¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5180

Prime factors of 5180 are 2, 5, 7, 37. Prime factorization of 5180 in exponential form is:

5180 = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 5176

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 5180

List of positive integer factors of 5180 that divides 5176 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 37, 70, 74, 140, 148, 185, 259, 370, 518, 740, 1036, 1295, 2590

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5176 and 5180. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5176 and 5180 is 4.

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