What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5258 and 5266?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5258 and 5266 is 2.

GCF(5258,5266) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5258 and 5266, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5258 and 5266.

How to find the GCF of 5258 and 5266?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5258 and 5266. After we will calculate the factors of 5258 and 5266 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5258

Prime factors of 5258 are 2, 11, 239. Prime factorization of 5258 in exponential form is:

5258 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 239¹

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 5258

List of positive integer factors of 5258 that divides 5258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 239, 478, 2629

Step-4: Factors of 5266

List of positive integer factors of 5266 that divides 5258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2633

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5258 and 5266. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5258 and 5266 is 2.

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