What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5201 and 5206?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5201 and 5206 is 1.

GCF(5201,5206) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5201 and 5206, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5201 and 5206.

How to find the GCF of 5201 and 5206?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5201 and 5206. After we will calculate the factors of 5201 and 5206 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5201

Prime factors of 5201 are 7, 743. Prime factorization of 5201 in exponential form is:

5201 = 7¹ × 743¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5206

Prime factors of 5206 are 2, 19, 137. Prime factorization of 5206 in exponential form is:

5206 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 5201

List of positive integer factors of 5201 that divides 5201 without a remainder.

1, 7, 743

Step-4: Factors of 5206

List of positive integer factors of 5206 that divides 5201 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 137, 274, 2603

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5201 and 5206. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5201 and 5206 is 1.

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