What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5048 and 5060?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5048 and 5060 is 4.

GCF(5048,5060) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5048 and 5060, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5048 and 5060.

How to find the GCF of 5048 and 5060?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5048 and 5060. After we will calculate the factors of 5048 and 5060 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5048

Prime factors of 5048 are 2, 631. Prime factorization of 5048 in exponential form is:

5048 = 2³ × 631¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5060

Prime factors of 5060 are 2, 5, 11, 23. Prime factorization of 5060 in exponential form is:

5060 = 2² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 5048

List of positive integer factors of 5048 that divides 5048 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 631, 1262, 2524

Step-4: Factors of 5060

List of positive integer factors of 5060 that divides 5048 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 20, 22, 23, 44, 46, 55, 92, 110, 115, 220, 230, 253, 460, 506, 1012, 1265, 2530

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5048 and 5060. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5048 and 5060 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 5048 and 5060