What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5244 and 5256?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5244 and 5256 is 12.

GCF(5244,5256) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5244 and 5256, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5244 and 5256.

How to find the GCF of 5244 and 5256?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5244 and 5256. After we will calculate the factors of 5244 and 5256 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5244

Prime factors of 5244 are 2, 3, 19, 23. Prime factorization of 5244 in exponential form is:

5244 = 2² × 3¹ × 19¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5256

Prime factors of 5256 are 2, 3, 73. Prime factorization of 5256 in exponential form is:

5256 = 2³ × 3² × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 5244

List of positive integer factors of 5244 that divides 5244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 19, 23, 38, 46, 57, 69, 76, 92, 114, 138, 228, 276, 437, 874, 1311, 1748, 2622

Step-4: Factors of 5256

List of positive integer factors of 5256 that divides 5244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 73, 146, 219, 292, 438, 584, 657, 876, 1314, 1752, 2628

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5244 and 5256. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5244 and 5256 is 12.

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