What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5262 and 5271?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5262 and 5271 is 3.

GCF(5262,5271) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5262 and 5271, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5262 and 5271.

How to find the GCF of 5262 and 5271?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5262 and 5271. After we will calculate the factors of 5262 and 5271 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5262

Prime factors of 5262 are 2, 3, 877. Prime factorization of 5262 in exponential form is:

5262 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 877¹

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 5262

List of positive integer factors of 5262 that divides 5262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 877, 1754, 2631

Step-4: Factors of 5271

List of positive integer factors of 5271 that divides 5262 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5262 and 5271. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5262 and 5271 is 3.

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