What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5306 and 5322?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5306 and 5322 is 2.

GCF(5306,5322) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5306 and 5322, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5306 and 5322.

How to find the GCF of 5306 and 5322?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5306 and 5322. After we will calculate the factors of 5306 and 5322 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5306

Prime factors of 5306 are 2, 7, 379. Prime factorization of 5306 in exponential form is:

5306 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 379¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5322

Prime factors of 5322 are 2, 3, 887. Prime factorization of 5322 in exponential form is:

5322 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 887¹

Step-3: Factors of 5306

List of positive integer factors of 5306 that divides 5306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 379, 758, 2653

Step-4: Factors of 5322

List of positive integer factors of 5322 that divides 5306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 887, 1774, 2661

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5306 and 5322. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5306 and 5322 is 2.

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