What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5201 and 5221?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5201 and 5221 is 1.

GCF(5201,5221) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5201 and 5221, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5201 and 5221.

How to find the GCF of 5201 and 5221?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5201 and 5221. After we will calculate the factors of 5201 and 5221 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 5221

Prime factors of 5221 are 23, 227. Prime factorization of 5221 in exponential form is:

5221 = 23¹ × 227¹

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 5221

List of positive integer factors of 5221 that divides 5201 without a remainder.

1, 23, 227

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5201 and 5221. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5201 and 5221 is 1.

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