What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5451 and 5462?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5451 and 5462 is 1.

GCF(5451,5462) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5451 and 5462, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5451 and 5462.

How to find the GCF of 5451 and 5462?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5451 and 5462. After we will calculate the factors of 5451 and 5462 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5451

Prime factors of 5451 are 3, 23, 79. Prime factorization of 5451 in exponential form is:

5451 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5462

Prime factors of 5462 are 2, 2731. Prime factorization of 5462 in exponential form is:

5462 = 2¹ × 2731¹

Step-3: Factors of 5451

List of positive integer factors of 5451 that divides 5451 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 79, 237, 1817

Step-4: Factors of 5462

List of positive integer factors of 5462 that divides 5451 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2731

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5451 and 5462. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5451 and 5462 is 1.

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