What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5180 and 5186?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5180 and 5186 is 2.

GCF(5180,5186) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5180 and 5186, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5180 and 5186.

How to find the GCF of 5180 and 5186?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5180 and 5186. After we will calculate the factors of 5180 and 5186 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5180

Prime factors of 5180 are 2, 5, 7, 37. Prime factorization of 5180 in exponential form is:

5180 = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5186

Prime factors of 5186 are 2, 2593. Prime factorization of 5186 in exponential form is:

5186 = 2¹ × 2593¹

Step-3: Factors of 5180

List of positive integer factors of 5180 that divides 5180 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 37, 70, 74, 140, 148, 185, 259, 370, 518, 740, 1036, 1295, 2590

Step-4: Factors of 5186

List of positive integer factors of 5186 that divides 5180 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2593

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5180 and 5186. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5180 and 5186 is 2.

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