What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5260 and 5276?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5260 and 5276 is 4.

GCF(5260,5276) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5260 and 5276, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5260 and 5276.

How to find the GCF of 5260 and 5276?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5260 and 5276. After we will calculate the factors of 5260 and 5276 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5260

Prime factors of 5260 are 2, 5, 263. Prime factorization of 5260 in exponential form is:

5260 = 2² × 5¹ × 263¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5276

Prime factors of 5276 are 2, 1319. Prime factorization of 5276 in exponential form is:

5276 = 2² × 1319¹

Step-3: Factors of 5260

List of positive integer factors of 5260 that divides 5260 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 263, 526, 1052, 1315, 2630

Step-4: Factors of 5276

List of positive integer factors of 5276 that divides 5260 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1319, 2638

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5260 and 5276. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5260 and 5276 is 4.

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