What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5205 and 5217?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5205 and 5217 is 3.

GCF(5205,5217) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5205 and 5217, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5205 and 5217.

How to find the GCF of 5205 and 5217?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5205 and 5217. After we will calculate the factors of 5205 and 5217 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5205

Prime factors of 5205 are 3, 5, 347. Prime factorization of 5205 in exponential form is:

5205 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5217

Prime factors of 5217 are 3, 37, 47. Prime factorization of 5217 in exponential form is:

5217 = 3¹ × 37¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 5205

List of positive integer factors of 5205 that divides 5205 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 347, 1041, 1735

Step-4: Factors of 5217

List of positive integer factors of 5217 that divides 5205 without a remainder.

1, 3, 37, 47, 111, 141, 1739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5205 and 5217. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5205 and 5217 is 3.

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