What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5228 and 5243?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5228 and 5243 is 1.

GCF(5228,5243) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5228 and 5243, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5228 and 5243.

How to find the GCF of 5228 and 5243?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5228 and 5243. After we will calculate the factors of 5228 and 5243 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5228

Prime factors of 5228 are 2, 1307. Prime factorization of 5228 in exponential form is:

5228 = 2² × 1307¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5243

Prime factors of 5243 are 7, 107. Prime factorization of 5243 in exponential form is:

5243 = 7² × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 5228

List of positive integer factors of 5228 that divides 5228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1307, 2614

Step-4: Factors of 5243

List of positive integer factors of 5243 that divides 5228 without a remainder.

1, 7, 49, 107, 749

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5228 and 5243. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5228 and 5243 is 1.

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