What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5487 and 5491?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5487 and 5491 is 1.

GCF(5487,5491) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5487 and 5491, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5487 and 5491.

How to find the GCF of 5487 and 5491?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5487 and 5491. After we will calculate the factors of 5487 and 5491 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5487

Prime factors of 5487 are 3, 31, 59. Prime factorization of 5487 in exponential form is:

5487 = 3¹ × 31¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5491

Prime factors of 5491 are 17, 19. Prime factorization of 5491 in exponential form is:

5491 = 17² × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 5487

List of positive integer factors of 5487 that divides 5487 without a remainder.

1, 3, 31, 59, 93, 177, 1829

Step-4: Factors of 5491

List of positive integer factors of 5491 that divides 5487 without a remainder.

1, 17, 19, 289, 323

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5487 and 5491. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5487 and 5491 is 1.

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