What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5251 and 5263?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5251 and 5263 is 1.

GCF(5251,5263) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5251 and 5263, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5251 and 5263.

How to find the GCF of 5251 and 5263?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5251 and 5263. After we will calculate the factors of 5251 and 5263 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5251

Prime factors of 5251 are 59, 89. Prime factorization of 5251 in exponential form is:

5251 = 59¹ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5263

Prime factors of 5263 are 19, 277. Prime factorization of 5263 in exponential form is:

5263 = 19¹ × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 5251

List of positive integer factors of 5251 that divides 5251 without a remainder.

1, 59, 89

Step-4: Factors of 5263

List of positive integer factors of 5263 that divides 5251 without a remainder.

1, 19, 277

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5251 and 5263. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5251 and 5263 is 1.

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