What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5211 and 5226?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5211 and 5226 is 3.

GCF(5211,5226) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5211 and 5226, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5211 and 5226.

How to find the GCF of 5211 and 5226?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5211 and 5226. After we will calculate the factors of 5211 and 5226 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5211

Prime factors of 5211 are 3, 193. Prime factorization of 5211 in exponential form is:

5211 = 3³ × 193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5226

Prime factors of 5226 are 2, 3, 13, 67. Prime factorization of 5226 in exponential form is:

5226 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 5211

List of positive integer factors of 5211 that divides 5211 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 193, 579, 1737

Step-4: Factors of 5226

List of positive integer factors of 5226 that divides 5211 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 67, 78, 134, 201, 402, 871, 1742, 2613

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5211 and 5226. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5211 and 5226 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 5211 and 5226