What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5229 and 5241?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5229 and 5241 is 3.

GCF(5229,5241) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5229 and 5241, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5229 and 5241.

How to find the GCF of 5229 and 5241?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5229 and 5241. After we will calculate the factors of 5229 and 5241 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5229

Prime factors of 5229 are 3, 7, 83. Prime factorization of 5229 in exponential form is:

5229 = 3² × 7¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5241

Prime factors of 5241 are 3, 1747. Prime factorization of 5241 in exponential form is:

5241 = 3¹ × 1747¹

Step-3: Factors of 5229

List of positive integer factors of 5229 that divides 5229 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 83, 249, 581, 747, 1743

Step-4: Factors of 5241

List of positive integer factors of 5241 that divides 5229 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1747

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5229 and 5241. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5229 and 5241 is 3.

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