What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5288 and 5298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5288 and 5298 is 2.

GCF(5288,5298) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5288 and 5298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5288 and 5298.

How to find the GCF of 5288 and 5298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5288 and 5298. After we will calculate the factors of 5288 and 5298 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5288

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

5288 = 2³ × 661¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5298

Prime factors of 5298 are 2, 3, 883. Prime factorization of 5298 in exponential form is:

5298 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 883¹

Step-3: Factors of 5288

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 5298

List of positive integer factors of 5298 that divides 5288 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 883, 1766, 2649

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5288 and 5298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5288 and 5298 is 2.

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