What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5354 and 5372?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5354 and 5372 is 2.

GCF(5354,5372) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5354 and 5372, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5354 and 5372.

How to find the GCF of 5354 and 5372?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5354 and 5372. After we will calculate the factors of 5354 and 5372 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5354

Prime factors of 5354 are 2, 2677. Prime factorization of 5354 in exponential form is:

5354 = 2¹ × 2677¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5372

Prime factors of 5372 are 2, 17, 79. Prime factorization of 5372 in exponential form is:

5372 = 2² × 17¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 5354

List of positive integer factors of 5354 that divides 5354 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2677

Step-4: Factors of 5372

List of positive integer factors of 5372 that divides 5354 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 79, 158, 316, 1343, 2686

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5354 and 5372. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5354 and 5372 is 2.

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