What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5291 and 5305?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5291 and 5305 is 1.

GCF(5291,5305) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5291 and 5305, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5291 and 5305.

How to find the GCF of 5291 and 5305?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5291 and 5305. After we will calculate the factors of 5291 and 5305 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5291

Prime factors of 5291 are 11, 13, 37. Prime factorization of 5291 in exponential form is:

5291 = 11¹ × 13¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5305

Prime factors of 5305 are 5, 1061. Prime factorization of 5305 in exponential form is:

5305 = 5¹ × 1061¹

Step-3: Factors of 5291

List of positive integer factors of 5291 that divides 5291 without a remainder.

1, 11, 13, 37, 143, 407, 481

Step-4: Factors of 5305

List of positive integer factors of 5305 that divides 5291 without a remainder.

1, 5, 1061

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5291 and 5305. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5291 and 5305 is 1.

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