What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5818 and 5822?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5818 and 5822 is 2.

GCF(5818,5822) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5818 and 5822, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5818 and 5822.

How to find the GCF of 5818 and 5822?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5818 and 5822. After we will calculate the factors of 5818 and 5822 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5818

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

5818 = 2¹ × 2909¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5822

Prime factors of 5822 are 2, 41, 71. Prime factorization of 5822 in exponential form is:

5822 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 5818

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

1, 2, 2909

Step-4: Factors of 5822

List of positive integer factors of 5822 that divides 5818 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 71, 82, 142, 2911

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5818 and 5822. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5818 and 5822 is 2.

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