What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5230 and 5249?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5230 and 5249 is 1.

GCF(5230,5249) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5230 and 5249, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5230 and 5249.

How to find the GCF of 5230 and 5249?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5230 and 5249. After we will calculate the factors of 5230 and 5249 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5230

Prime factors of 5230 are 2, 5, 523. Prime factorization of 5230 in exponential form is:

5230 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 523¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5249

Prime factors of 5249 are 29, 181. Prime factorization of 5249 in exponential form is:

5249 = 29¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 5230

List of positive integer factors of 5230 that divides 5230 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 523, 1046, 2615

Step-4: Factors of 5249

List of positive integer factors of 5249 that divides 5230 without a remainder.

1, 29, 181

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5230 and 5249. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5230 and 5249 is 1.

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