What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5378 and 5398?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5378 and 5398 is 2.

GCF(5378,5398) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5378 and 5398, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5378 and 5398.

How to find the GCF of 5378 and 5398?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5378 and 5398. After we will calculate the factors of 5378 and 5398 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5378

Prime factors of 5378 are 2, 2689. Prime factorization of 5378 in exponential form is:

5378 = 2¹ × 2689¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5398

Prime factors of 5398 are 2, 2699. Prime factorization of 5398 in exponential form is:

5398 = 2¹ × 2699¹

Step-3: Factors of 5378

List of positive integer factors of 5378 that divides 5378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2689

Step-4: Factors of 5398

List of positive integer factors of 5398 that divides 5378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2699

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5378 and 5398. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5378 and 5398 is 2.

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