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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5222 and 5240?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5222 and 5240 is 2.

GCF(5222,5240) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5222 and 5240, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5222 and 5240.

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How to find the GCF of 5222 and 5240?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5222 and 5240. After we will calculate the factors of 5222 and 5240 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5222

Prime factors of 5222 are 2, 7, 373. Prime factorization of 5222 in exponential form is:

5222 = 21 × 71 × 3731

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5240

Prime factors of 5240 are 2, 5, 131. Prime factorization of 5240 in exponential form is:

5240 = 23 × 51 × 1311

Step-3: Factors of 5222

List of positive integer factors of 5222 that divides 5222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 373, 746, 2611

Step-4: Factors of 5240

List of positive integer factors of 5240 that divides 5222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 131, 262, 524, 655, 1048, 1310, 2620

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5222 and 5240. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5222 and 5240 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 5222 and 5240