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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5247 and 5256?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5247 and 5256 is 9.

GCF(5247,5256) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5247 and 5256, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5247 and 5256.

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How to find the GCF of 5247 and 5256?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5247 and 5256. After we will calculate the factors of 5247 and 5256 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5247

Prime factors of 5247 are 3, 11, 53. Prime factorization of 5247 in exponential form is:

5247 = 32 × 111 × 531

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 5247

List of positive integer factors of 5247 that divides 5247 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 53, 99, 159, 477, 583, 1749

Step-4: Factors of 5256

List of positive integer factors of 5256 that divides 5247 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 5247 and 5256. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5247 and 5256 is 9.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 5247 and 5256