What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5201 and 5208?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5201 and 5208 is 7.

GCF(5201,5208) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5201 and 5208, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5201 and 5208.

How to find the GCF of 5201 and 5208?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5201 and 5208. After we will calculate the factors of 5201 and 5208 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 5208

Prime factors of 5208 are 2, 3, 7, 31. Prime factorization of 5208 in exponential form is:

5208 = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 31¹

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 5208

List of positive integer factors of 5208 that divides 5201 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 21, 24, 28, 31, 42, 56, 62, 84, 93, 124, 168, 186, 217, 248, 372, 434, 651, 744, 868, 1302, 1736, 2604

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5201 and 5208. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5201 and 5208 is 7.

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