What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5203 and 5217?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5203 and 5217 is 1.

GCF(5203,5217) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5203 and 5217, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5203 and 5217.

How to find the GCF of 5203 and 5217?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5203 and 5217. After we will calculate the factors of 5203 and 5217 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5203

Prime factors of 5203 are 11, 43. Prime factorization of 5203 in exponential form is:

5203 = 11² × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5217

Prime factors of 5217 are 3, 37, 47. Prime factorization of 5217 in exponential form is:

5217 = 3¹ × 37¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 5203

List of positive integer factors of 5203 that divides 5203 without a remainder.

1, 11, 43, 121, 473

Step-4: Factors of 5217

List of positive integer factors of 5217 that divides 5203 without a remainder.

1, 3, 37, 47, 111, 141, 1739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5203 and 5217. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5203 and 5217 is 1.

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