What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5800 and 5812?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5800 and 5812 is 4.

GCF(5800,5812) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5800 and 5812, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5800 and 5812.

How to find the GCF of 5800 and 5812?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5800 and 5812. After we will calculate the factors of 5800 and 5812 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5800

Prime factors of 5800 are 2, 5, 29. Prime factorization of 5800 in exponential form is:

5800 = 2³ × 5² × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5812

Prime factors of 5812 are 2, 1453. Prime factorization of 5812 in exponential form is:

5812 = 2² × 1453¹

Step-3: Factors of 5800

List of positive integer factors of 5800 that divides 5800 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 25, 29, 40, 50, 58, 100, 116, 145, 200, 232, 290, 580, 725, 1160, 1450, 2900

Step-4: Factors of 5812

List of positive integer factors of 5812 that divides 5800 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1453, 2906

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5800 and 5812. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5800 and 5812 is 4.

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