What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5252 and 5261?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5252 and 5261 is 1.

GCF(5252,5261) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5252 and 5261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5252 and 5261.

How to find the GCF of 5252 and 5261?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5252 and 5261. After we will calculate the factors of 5252 and 5261 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5252

Prime factors of 5252 are 2, 13, 101. Prime factorization of 5252 in exponential form is:

5252 = 2² × 13¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5261

Prime factors of 5261 are 5261. Prime factorization of 5261 in exponential form is:

5261 = 5261¹

Step-3: Factors of 5252

List of positive integer factors of 5252 that divides 5252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 101, 202, 404, 1313, 2626

Step-4: Factors of 5261

List of positive integer factors of 5261 that divides 5252 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5252 and 5261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5252 and 5261 is 1.

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