What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5298 and 5303?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5298 and 5303 is 1.

GCF(5298,5303) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5298 and 5303, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5298 and 5303.

How to find the GCF of 5298 and 5303?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5298 and 5303. After we will calculate the factors of 5298 and 5303 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 5303

Prime factors of 5303 are 5303. Prime factorization of 5303 in exponential form is:

5303 = 5303¹

Step-3: Factors of 5298

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 5303

List of positive integer factors of 5303 that divides 5298 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5298 and 5303. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5298 and 5303 is 1.

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