What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5316 and 5336?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5316 and 5336 is 4.

GCF(5316,5336) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5316 and 5336, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5316 and 5336.

How to find the GCF of 5316 and 5336?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5316 and 5336. After we will calculate the factors of 5316 and 5336 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 5336

Prime factors of 5336 are 2, 23, 29. Prime factorization of 5336 in exponential form is:

5336 = 2³ × 23¹ × 29¹

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 5336

List of positive integer factors of 5336 that divides 5316 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 23, 29, 46, 58, 92, 116, 184, 232, 667, 1334, 2668

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5316 and 5336. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5316 and 5336 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 5316 and 5336