What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5891 and 5902?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5891 and 5902 is 1.

GCF(5891,5902) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5891 and 5902, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5891 and 5902.

How to find the GCF of 5891 and 5902?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5891 and 5902. After we will calculate the factors of 5891 and 5902 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5891

Prime factors of 5891 are 43, 137. Prime factorization of 5891 in exponential form is:

5891 = 43¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5902

Prime factors of 5902 are 2, 13, 227. Prime factorization of 5902 in exponential form is:

5902 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 5891

List of positive integer factors of 5891 that divides 5891 without a remainder.

1, 43, 137

Step-4: Factors of 5902

List of positive integer factors of 5902 that divides 5891 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 227, 454, 2951

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5891 and 5902. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5891 and 5902 is 1.

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