What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5727 and 5738?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5727 and 5738 is 1.

GCF(5727,5738) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5727 and 5738, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5727 and 5738.

How to find the GCF of 5727 and 5738?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5727 and 5738. After we will calculate the factors of 5727 and 5738 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5727

Prime factors of 5727 are 3, 23, 83. Prime factorization of 5727 in exponential form is:

5727 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5738

Prime factors of 5738 are 2, 19, 151. Prime factorization of 5738 in exponential form is:

5738 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 5727

List of positive integer factors of 5727 that divides 5727 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 83, 249, 1909

Step-4: Factors of 5738

List of positive integer factors of 5738 that divides 5727 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 151, 302, 2869

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5727 and 5738. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5727 and 5738 is 1.

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