What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5203 and 5208?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5203 and 5208 is 1.

GCF(5203,5208) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5203 and 5208, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5203 and 5208.

How to find the GCF of 5203 and 5208?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5203 and 5208. After we will calculate the factors of 5203 and 5208 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5203

Prime factors of 5203 are 11, 43. Prime factorization of 5203 in exponential form is:

5203 = 11² × 43¹

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 5203

List of positive integer factors of 5203 that divides 5203 without a remainder.

1, 11, 43, 121, 473

Step-4: Factors of 5208

List of positive integer factors of 5208 that divides 5203 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 5203 and 5208. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5203 and 5208 is 1.

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