What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5338 and 5351?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5338 and 5351 is 1.

GCF(5338,5351) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5338 and 5351, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5338 and 5351.

How to find the GCF of 5338 and 5351?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5338 and 5351. After we will calculate the factors of 5338 and 5351 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 5351

Prime factors of 5351 are 5351. Prime factorization of 5351 in exponential form is:

5351 = 5351¹

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 5351

List of positive integer factors of 5351 that divides 5338 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5338 and 5351. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5338 and 5351 is 1.

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