What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5218 and 5231?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5218 and 5231 is 1.

GCF(5218,5231) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5218 and 5231, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5218 and 5231.

How to find the GCF of 5218 and 5231?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5218 and 5231. After we will calculate the factors of 5218 and 5231 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5218

Prime factors of 5218 are 2, 2609. Prime factorization of 5218 in exponential form is:

5218 = 2¹ × 2609¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5231

Prime factors of 5231 are 5231. Prime factorization of 5231 in exponential form is:

5231 = 5231¹

Step-3: Factors of 5218

List of positive integer factors of 5218 that divides 5218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2609

Step-4: Factors of 5231

List of positive integer factors of 5231 that divides 5218 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5218 and 5231. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5218 and 5231 is 1.

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