What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5257 and 5271?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5257 and 5271 is 7.

GCF(5257,5271) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5257 and 5271, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5257 and 5271.

How to find the GCF of 5257 and 5271?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5257 and 5271. After we will calculate the factors of 5257 and 5271 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5257

Prime factors of 5257 are 7, 751. Prime factorization of 5257 in exponential form is:

5257 = 7¹ × 751¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5271

Prime factors of 5271 are 3, 7, 251. Prime factorization of 5271 in exponential form is:

5271 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 5257

List of positive integer factors of 5257 that divides 5257 without a remainder.

1, 7, 751

Step-4: Factors of 5271

List of positive integer factors of 5271 that divides 5257 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 251, 753, 1757

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5257 and 5271. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5257 and 5271 is 7.

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