What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5812 and 5818?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5812 and 5818 is 2.

GCF(5812,5818) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5812 and 5818, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5812 and 5818.

How to find the GCF of 5812 and 5818?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5812 and 5818. After we will calculate the factors of 5812 and 5818 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5812

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

5812 = 2² × 1453¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5818

Prime factors of 5818 are 2, 2909. Prime factorization of 5818 in exponential form is:

5818 = 2¹ × 2909¹

Step-3: Factors of 5812

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

1, 2, 4, 1453, 2906

Step-4: Factors of 5818

List of positive integer factors of 5818 that divides 5812 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2909

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5812 and 5818. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5812 and 5818 is 2.

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