What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5178 and 5196?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5178 and 5196 is 6.

GCF(5178,5196) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5178 and 5196, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5178 and 5196.

How to find the GCF of 5178 and 5196?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5178 and 5196. After we will calculate the factors of 5178 and 5196 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5178

Prime factors of 5178 are 2, 3, 863. Prime factorization of 5178 in exponential form is:

5178 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 863¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5196

Prime factors of 5196 are 2, 3, 433. Prime factorization of 5196 in exponential form is:

5196 = 2² × 3¹ × 433¹

Step-3: Factors of 5178

List of positive integer factors of 5178 that divides 5178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 863, 1726, 2589

Step-4: Factors of 5196

List of positive integer factors of 5196 that divides 5178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 433, 866, 1299, 1732, 2598

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5178 and 5196. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5178 and 5196 is 6.

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