What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5286 and 5294?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5286 and 5294 is 2.

GCF(5286,5294) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5286 and 5294, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5286 and 5294.

How to find the GCF of 5286 and 5294?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5286 and 5294. After we will calculate the factors of 5286 and 5294 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5286

Prime factors of 5286 are 2, 3, 881. Prime factorization of 5286 in exponential form is:

5286 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 881¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5294

Prime factors of 5294 are 2, 2647. Prime factorization of 5294 in exponential form is:

5294 = 2¹ × 2647¹

Step-3: Factors of 5286

List of positive integer factors of 5286 that divides 5286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 881, 1762, 2643

Step-4: Factors of 5294

List of positive integer factors of 5294 that divides 5286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2647

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5286 and 5294. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5286 and 5294 is 2.

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