What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5344 and 5352?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5344 and 5352 is 8.

GCF(5344,5352) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5344 and 5352, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5344 and 5352.

How to find the GCF of 5344 and 5352?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5344 and 5352. After we will calculate the factors of 5344 and 5352 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5344

Prime factors of 5344 are 2, 167. Prime factorization of 5344 in exponential form is:

5344 = 2⁵ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5352

Prime factors of 5352 are 2, 3, 223. Prime factorization of 5352 in exponential form is:

5352 = 2³ × 3¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 5344

List of positive integer factors of 5344 that divides 5344 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 167, 334, 668, 1336, 2672

Step-4: Factors of 5352

List of positive integer factors of 5352 that divides 5344 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 223, 446, 669, 892, 1338, 1784, 2676

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5344 and 5352. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5344 and 5352 is 8.

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