What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5418 and 5422?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5418 and 5422 is 2.

GCF(5418,5422) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5418 and 5422, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5418 and 5422.

How to find the GCF of 5418 and 5422?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5418 and 5422. After we will calculate the factors of 5418 and 5422 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5418

Prime factors of 5418 are 2, 3, 7, 43. Prime factorization of 5418 in exponential form is:

5418 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5422

Prime factors of 5422 are 2, 2711. Prime factorization of 5422 in exponential form is:

5422 = 2¹ × 2711¹

Step-3: Factors of 5418

List of positive integer factors of 5418 that divides 5418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 43, 63, 86, 126, 129, 258, 301, 387, 602, 774, 903, 1806, 2709

Step-4: Factors of 5422

List of positive integer factors of 5422 that divides 5418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2711

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5418 and 5422. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5418 and 5422 is 2.

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