What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5298 and 5313?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5298 and 5313 is 3.

GCF(5298,5313) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5298 and 5313, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5298 and 5313.

How to find the GCF of 5298 and 5313?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5298 and 5313. After we will calculate the factors of 5298 and 5313 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 5313

Prime factors of 5313 are 3, 7, 11, 23. Prime factorization of 5313 in exponential form is:

5313 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 23¹

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 5313

List of positive integer factors of 5313 that divides 5298 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 11, 21, 23, 33, 69, 77, 161, 231, 253, 483, 759, 1771

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5298 and 5313. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5298 and 5313 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 5298 and 5313