What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5338 and 5347?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5338 and 5347 is 1.

GCF(5338,5347) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5338 and 5347, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5338 and 5347.

How to find the GCF of 5338 and 5347?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5338 and 5347. After we will calculate the factors of 5338 and 5347 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5338

Prime factors of 5338 are 2, 17, 157. Prime factorization of 5338 in exponential form is:

5338 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5347

Prime factors of 5347 are 5347. Prime factorization of 5347 in exponential form is:

5347 = 5347¹

Step-3: Factors of 5338

List of positive integer factors of 5338 that divides 5338 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 157, 314, 2669

Step-4: Factors of 5347

List of positive integer factors of 5347 that divides 5338 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5338 and 5347. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5338 and 5347 is 1.

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