What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5221 and 5239?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5221 and 5239 is 1.

GCF(5221,5239) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5221 and 5239, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5221 and 5239.

How to find the GCF of 5221 and 5239?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5221 and 5239. After we will calculate the factors of 5221 and 5239 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5221

Prime factors of 5221 are 23, 227. Prime factorization of 5221 in exponential form is:

5221 = 23¹ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5239

Prime factors of 5239 are 13, 31. Prime factorization of 5239 in exponential form is:

5239 = 13² × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 5221

List of positive integer factors of 5221 that divides 5221 without a remainder.

1, 23, 227

Step-4: Factors of 5239

List of positive integer factors of 5239 that divides 5221 without a remainder.

1, 13, 31, 169, 403

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5221 and 5239. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5221 and 5239 is 1.

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