What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5306 and 5326?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5306 and 5326 is 2.

GCF(5306,5326) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5306 and 5326, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5306 and 5326.

How to find the GCF of 5306 and 5326?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5306 and 5326. After we will calculate the factors of 5306 and 5326 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 5326

Prime factors of 5326 are 2, 2663. Prime factorization of 5326 in exponential form is:

5326 = 2¹ × 2663¹

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 5326

List of positive integer factors of 5326 that divides 5306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2663

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5306 and 5326. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5306 and 5326 is 2.

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