What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5249 and 5266?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5249 and 5266 is 1.

GCF(5249,5266) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5249 and 5266, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5249 and 5266.

How to find the GCF of 5249 and 5266?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5249 and 5266. After we will calculate the factors of 5249 and 5266 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5249

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

5249 = 29¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5266

Prime factors of 5266 are 2, 2633. Prime factorization of 5266 in exponential form is:

5266 = 2¹ × 2633¹

Step-3: Factors of 5249

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

1, 29, 181

Step-4: Factors of 5266

List of positive integer factors of 5266 that divides 5249 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2633

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5249 and 5266. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5249 and 5266 is 1.

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