What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5834 and 5842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5834 and 5842 is 2.

GCF(5834,5842) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5834 and 5842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5834 and 5842.

How to find the GCF of 5834 and 5842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5834 and 5842. After we will calculate the factors of 5834 and 5842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5834

Prime factors of 5834 are 2, 2917. Prime factorization of 5834 in exponential form is:

5834 = 2¹ × 2917¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5842

Prime factors of 5842 are 2, 23, 127. Prime factorization of 5842 in exponential form is:

5842 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 5834

List of positive integer factors of 5834 that divides 5834 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2917

Step-4: Factors of 5842

List of positive integer factors of 5842 that divides 5834 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 127, 254, 2921

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5834 and 5842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5834 and 5842 is 2.

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