What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5277 and 5283?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5277 and 5283 is 3.

GCF(5277,5283) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5277 and 5283, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5277 and 5283.

How to find the GCF of 5277 and 5283?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5277 and 5283. After we will calculate the factors of 5277 and 5283 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5277

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

5277 = 3¹ × 1759¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5283

Prime factors of 5283 are 3, 587. Prime factorization of 5283 in exponential form is:

5283 = 3² × 587¹

Step-3: Factors of 5277

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

1, 3, 1759

Step-4: Factors of 5283

List of positive integer factors of 5283 that divides 5277 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 587, 1761

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5277 and 5283. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5277 and 5283 is 3.

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