What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5312 and 5332?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5312 and 5332 is 4.

GCF(5312,5332) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5312 and 5332, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5312 and 5332.

How to find the GCF of 5312 and 5332?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5312 and 5332. After we will calculate the factors of 5312 and 5332 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5312

Prime factors of 5312 are 2, 83. Prime factorization of 5312 in exponential form is:

5312 = 2⁶ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5332

Prime factors of 5332 are 2, 31, 43. Prime factorization of 5332 in exponential form is:

5332 = 2² × 31¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 5312

List of positive integer factors of 5312 that divides 5312 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 83, 166, 332, 664, 1328, 2656

Step-4: Factors of 5332

List of positive integer factors of 5332 that divides 5312 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 31, 43, 62, 86, 124, 172, 1333, 2666

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5312 and 5332. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5312 and 5332 is 4.

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