What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5458 and 5478?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5458 and 5478 is 2.

GCF(5458,5478) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5458 and 5478, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5458 and 5478.

How to find the GCF of 5458 and 5478?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5458 and 5478. After we will calculate the factors of 5458 and 5478 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5458

Prime factors of 5458 are 2, 2729. Prime factorization of 5458 in exponential form is:

5458 = 2¹ × 2729¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5478

Prime factors of 5478 are 2, 3, 11, 83. Prime factorization of 5478 in exponential form is:

5478 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 5458

List of positive integer factors of 5458 that divides 5458 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2729

Step-4: Factors of 5478

List of positive integer factors of 5478 that divides 5458 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 83, 166, 249, 498, 913, 1826, 2739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5458 and 5478. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5458 and 5478 is 2.

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