What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5316 and 5332?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5316 and 5332 is 4.

GCF(5316,5332) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5316 and 5332, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5316 and 5332.

How to find the GCF of 5316 and 5332?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5316 and 5332. After we will calculate the factors of 5316 and 5332 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5316

Prime factors of 5316 are 2, 3, 443. Prime factorization of 5316 in exponential form is:

5316 = 2² × 3¹ × 443¹

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 5316

List of positive integer factors of 5316 that divides 5316 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 443, 886, 1329, 1772, 2658

Step-4: Factors of 5332

List of positive integer factors of 5332 that divides 5316 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 5316 and 5332. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5316 and 5332 is 4.

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