What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5255 and 5273?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5255 and 5273 is 1.

GCF(5255,5273) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5255 and 5273, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5255 and 5273.

How to find the GCF of 5255 and 5273?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5255 and 5273. After we will calculate the factors of 5255 and 5273 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5255

Prime factors of 5255 are 5, 1051. Prime factorization of 5255 in exponential form is:

5255 = 5¹ × 1051¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5273

Prime factors of 5273 are 5273. Prime factorization of 5273 in exponential form is:

5273 = 5273¹

Step-3: Factors of 5255

List of positive integer factors of 5255 that divides 5255 without a remainder.

1, 5, 1051

Step-4: Factors of 5273

List of positive integer factors of 5273 that divides 5255 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5255 and 5273. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5255 and 5273 is 1.

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