What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5731 and 5735?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5731 and 5735 is 1.

GCF(5731,5735) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5731 and 5735, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5731 and 5735.

How to find the GCF of 5731 and 5735?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5731 and 5735. After we will calculate the factors of 5731 and 5735 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5731

Prime factors of 5731 are 11, 521. Prime factorization of 5731 in exponential form is:

5731 = 11¹ × 521¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5735

Prime factors of 5735 are 5, 31, 37. Prime factorization of 5735 in exponential form is:

5735 = 5¹ × 31¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 5731

List of positive integer factors of 5731 that divides 5731 without a remainder.

1, 11, 521

Step-4: Factors of 5735

List of positive integer factors of 5735 that divides 5731 without a remainder.

1, 5, 31, 37, 155, 185, 1147

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5731 and 5735. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5731 and 5735 is 1.

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