What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5480 and 5486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5480 and 5486 is 2.

GCF(5480,5486) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5480 and 5486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5480 and 5486.

How to find the GCF of 5480 and 5486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5480 and 5486. After we will calculate the factors of 5480 and 5486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5480

Prime factors of 5480 are 2, 5, 137. Prime factorization of 5480 in exponential form is:

5480 = 2³ × 5¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5486

Prime factors of 5486 are 2, 13, 211. Prime factorization of 5486 in exponential form is:

5486 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 5480

List of positive integer factors of 5480 that divides 5480 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 137, 274, 548, 685, 1096, 1370, 2740

Step-4: Factors of 5486

List of positive integer factors of 5486 that divides 5480 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 211, 422, 2743

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5480 and 5486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5480 and 5486 is 2.

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