What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5798 and 5806?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5798 and 5806 is 2.

GCF(5798,5806) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5798 and 5806, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5798 and 5806.

How to find the GCF of 5798 and 5806?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5798 and 5806. After we will calculate the factors of 5798 and 5806 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5798

Prime factors of 5798 are 2, 13, 223. Prime factorization of 5798 in exponential form is:

5798 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5806

Prime factors of 5806 are 2, 2903. Prime factorization of 5806 in exponential form is:

5806 = 2¹ × 2903¹

Step-3: Factors of 5798

List of positive integer factors of 5798 that divides 5798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 223, 446, 2899

Step-4: Factors of 5806

List of positive integer factors of 5806 that divides 5798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2903

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5798 and 5806. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5798 and 5806 is 2.

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