What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5398 and 5402?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5398 and 5402 is 2.

GCF(5398,5402) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5398 and 5402, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5398 and 5402.

How to find the GCF of 5398 and 5402?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5398 and 5402. After we will calculate the factors of 5398 and 5402 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5398

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

5398 = 2¹ × 2699¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5402

Prime factors of 5402 are 2, 37, 73. Prime factorization of 5402 in exponential form is:

5402 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 5398

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

1, 2, 2699

Step-4: Factors of 5402

List of positive integer factors of 5402 that divides 5398 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 73, 74, 146, 2701

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5398 and 5402. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5398 and 5402 is 2.

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