What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5356 and 5374?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5356 and 5374 is 2.

GCF(5356,5374) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5356 and 5374, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5356 and 5374.

How to find the GCF of 5356 and 5374?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5356 and 5374. After we will calculate the factors of 5356 and 5374 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5356

Prime factors of 5356 are 2, 13, 103. Prime factorization of 5356 in exponential form is:

5356 = 2² × 13¹ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5374

Prime factors of 5374 are 2, 2687. Prime factorization of 5374 in exponential form is:

5374 = 2¹ × 2687¹

Step-3: Factors of 5356

List of positive integer factors of 5356 that divides 5356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 103, 206, 412, 1339, 2678

Step-4: Factors of 5374

List of positive integer factors of 5374 that divides 5356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2687

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5356 and 5374. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5356 and 5374 is 2.

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