What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5498 and 5509?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5498 and 5509 is 1.

GCF(5498,5509) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5498 and 5509, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5498 and 5509.

How to find the GCF of 5498 and 5509?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5498 and 5509. After we will calculate the factors of 5498 and 5509 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5498

Prime factors of 5498 are 2, 2749. Prime factorization of 5498 in exponential form is:

5498 = 2¹ × 2749¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5509

Prime factors of 5509 are 7, 787. Prime factorization of 5509 in exponential form is:

5509 = 7¹ × 787¹

Step-3: Factors of 5498

List of positive integer factors of 5498 that divides 5498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2749

Step-4: Factors of 5509

List of positive integer factors of 5509 that divides 5498 without a remainder.

1, 7, 787

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5498 and 5509. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5498 and 5509 is 1.

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