What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5816 and 5826?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5816 and 5826 is 2.

GCF(5816,5826) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5816 and 5826, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5816 and 5826.

How to find the GCF of 5816 and 5826?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5816 and 5826. After we will calculate the factors of 5816 and 5826 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5816

Prime factors of 5816 are 2, 727. Prime factorization of 5816 in exponential form is:

5816 = 2³ × 727¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5826

Prime factors of 5826 are 2, 3, 971. Prime factorization of 5826 in exponential form is:

5826 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 971¹

Step-3: Factors of 5816

List of positive integer factors of 5816 that divides 5816 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 727, 1454, 2908

Step-4: Factors of 5826

List of positive integer factors of 5826 that divides 5816 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 971, 1942, 2913

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5816 and 5826. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5816 and 5826 is 2.

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