What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5268 and 5277?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5268 and 5277 is 3.

GCF(5268,5277) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5268 and 5277, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5268 and 5277.

How to find the GCF of 5268 and 5277?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5268 and 5277. After we will calculate the factors of 5268 and 5277 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5268

Prime factors of 5268 are 2, 3, 439. Prime factorization of 5268 in exponential form is:

5268 = 2² × 3¹ × 439¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5277

Prime factors of 5277 are 3, 1759. Prime factorization of 5277 in exponential form is:

5277 = 3¹ × 1759¹

Step-3: Factors of 5268

List of positive integer factors of 5268 that divides 5268 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 439, 878, 1317, 1756, 2634

Step-4: Factors of 5277

List of positive integer factors of 5277 that divides 5268 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1759

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5268 and 5277. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5268 and 5277 is 3.

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