What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5202 and 5206?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5202 and 5206 is 2.

GCF(5202,5206) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5202 and 5206, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5202 and 5206.

How to find the GCF of 5202 and 5206?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5202 and 5206. After we will calculate the factors of 5202 and 5206 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5202

Prime factors of 5202 are 2, 3, 17. Prime factorization of 5202 in exponential form is:

5202 = 2¹ × 3² × 17²

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 5202

List of positive integer factors of 5202 that divides 5202 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 17, 18, 34, 51, 102, 153, 289, 306, 578, 867, 1734, 2601

Step-4: Factors of 5206

List of positive integer factors of 5206 that divides 5202 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5202 and 5206. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5202 and 5206 is 2.

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