What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5272 and 5281?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5272 and 5281 is 1.

GCF(5272,5281) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5272 and 5281, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5272 and 5281.

How to find the GCF of 5272 and 5281?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5272 and 5281. After we will calculate the factors of 5272 and 5281 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5272

Prime factors of 5272 are 2, 659. Prime factorization of 5272 in exponential form is:

5272 = 2³ × 659¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5281

Prime factors of 5281 are 5281. Prime factorization of 5281 in exponential form is:

5281 = 5281¹

Step-3: Factors of 5272

List of positive integer factors of 5272 that divides 5272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 659, 1318, 2636

Step-4: Factors of 5281

List of positive integer factors of 5281 that divides 5272 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5272 and 5281. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5272 and 5281 is 1.

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