What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5208 and 5228?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5208 and 5228 is 4.

GCF(5208,5228) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5208 and 5228, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5208 and 5228.

How to find the GCF of 5208 and 5228?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5208 and 5228. After we will calculate the factors of 5208 and 5228 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5208

Prime factors of 5208 are 2, 3, 7, 31. Prime factorization of 5208 in exponential form is:

5208 = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5228

Prime factors of 5228 are 2, 1307. Prime factorization of 5228 in exponential form is:

5228 = 2² × 1307¹

Step-3: Factors of 5208

List of positive integer factors of 5208 that divides 5208 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 21, 24, 28, 31, 42, 56, 62, 84, 93, 124, 168, 186, 217, 248, 372, 434, 651, 744, 868, 1302, 1736, 2604

Step-4: Factors of 5228

List of positive integer factors of 5228 that divides 5208 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1307, 2614

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5208 and 5228. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5208 and 5228 is 4.

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