What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5272 and 5288?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5272 and 5288 is 8.

GCF(5272,5288) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5272 and 5288, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5272 and 5288.

How to find the GCF of 5272 and 5288?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5272 and 5288. After we will calculate the factors of 5272 and 5288 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 5288

Prime factors of 5288 are 2, 661. Prime factorization of 5288 in exponential form is:

5288 = 2³ × 661¹

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 5288

List of positive integer factors of 5288 that divides 5272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 661, 1322, 2644

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5272 and 5288. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5272 and 5288 is 8.

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